Psychotherapist says TDS is the ‘defining pathology of our time’

Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert gave an interesting take on a “profound pathology” that centers around President Donald Trump.

While Trump supporters often use the term Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) as a sarcastic way of mocking his critics and detractors, Alpert believes the problem is much deeper than a simple political disagreement.

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NEW: Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert says that 75% of the patients he sees have a deep hatred for Trump and are “hyper fixated” on him.

“They can’t sleep, they feel traumatized by Mr. Trump.”

“I had one patient who said she couldn’t enjoy a vacation because anytime she saw… pic.twitter.com/q4n3KMtzFV

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 14, 2025

“It doesn’t take long for me to take long for me to pick up on this. People are obsessed with Trump, they’re hyper-fixated on Trump, and they talk about some of the features of this ‘disorder.’ They can’t sleep, they feel traumatized by My. Trump. They feel restless. I had one patient who said she couldn’t enjoy a vacation because anytime she saw Trump in the news or on her device, she felt triggered,” he explained. “So this is a profound pathology, and I would even go so far as to call it the defining pathology of our time.”

Indeed, there seem to be people who spend an extreme amount of time thinking about and catastrophizing about Trump’s presidency. This could be bolstered by anti-Trump echochambers like BlueSky, which validates every concern and fear about the president, no matter how irrational.

X users reacted to the psychotherapist’s commentary:

Praying for all of those affected

— The Facts Dude (@Thefactsdude) November 14, 2025

40 years ago, these people would have been committed. Involuntarily.

Bring back the asylums please.

— Webmiester (@YourWebmiester) November 14, 2025

It is not genuine fear. It is manufactured fear, preying on people’s emotions in dishonest ways by creating bogeymen that don’t exist.

Their feelings may seem real to them, but what they have been taught to fear is a lie.

— 1000HolyPlaces (@1000HolyPlaces) November 14, 2025

bet my bottom dollar they also have short pink hair and never go to the gym or eat healthy foods lol

— TheToppingShow (@thetoppingshow) November 14, 2025

Unbelievable! I’ve never been affected by anyone in politics like this, left or right. The only thing I can think of is “Get a life”.

— Scott Girouard (@ImaGator1981) November 14, 2025

This just shows that too many people don’t have enough real problems in their life so they have to create problems because humans always love to be fighting against something

— Michael Giannulis (@mikegiannulis) November 14, 2025

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