Primaries, Presidential Politics and some sensible Shrinks: A Stress Analysis for the Candidates
The chronic stress of present-day presidential politics should lead all rational Americans to an incontrovertible conclusion: the time has come to assign some smart shrinks to the candidates.
Imagine how bored their Docs should get looking forward to plaque to build up in coronary arteries or expecting a polyp to happen on intestinal walls. On the other hand, psychological experts would have their hands full immediately.
The candidates want real pros to supply feedback when their verbal habits veer astray, help them unload repressed feelings when the media frustrates them, and provide emotional support when the 'accusation of the day' from their own and also the opposing party.
The presidential aspirants may need a team of specialists: a marriage counselor when things get robust with the prospective first Partner, a Psychologist to help with the vanity issues that stem from striving to be adored by several hundred million folks, and when all else fails, a Psychiatrist to offer their brain cells a lift of serotonin.
We Americans suffer from the illusion that our chosen leaders should have their collective heads on pretty straight. Not essentially true! When you are at the top, folks get squeamish about saying your idiosyncrasies. Would you tell the prospective President of the foremost powerful country in the world that his temper tantrums with the media represent unresolved rage towards his/her mother? after all not, but a decent Shrink would!
We need a permanent policy mandating some smart shrinks to follow every potential leader. wouldn't it inspire confidence in our candidates - and set an excellent example for our kids - if the networks ended their news programs with this necessary message:
"And finally, women and gentlemen, we come to our Presidential candidate Smith, who consulted a counselor today because
.....the pressure of running for the foremost powerful position in the world was stressing him/her out.
.....he/she had a nightmare last night that revealed deep-seated feelings of inadequacy.
.....and, worst of all, the prospective first Partner was peeved at him/her during dinner.
The presidential aspirants exhibit these natural human reactions whether or not we wish to believe it or not. do you wish someone running your country that is not in grips with his/her deep-seated feelings of inadequacy?
We should need every candidate running for the best office in the land to meet up with an entire psychological analysis. Our team of shrinks can be summoned to the primaries to pinpoint potential issues. members of the family would be interviewed to evaluate the extent of dysfunction in the prospective first Family. This way, we may tell if a future "Prez" was getting ready to expertise a midlife crisis. A candidate with sociopathic tendencies can be eliminated before he/she got into serious hassle.
Think about it! can we afford to take an opportunity with the long run huge Guy/Gal's psyche? that is pretty risky! remember, our lives will ultimately be addicted to the continued health of his/her brain cells.
Mark