Would you vote for a president that had a mental illness?

[4465loveyou5577]

Something like Bipolar disorder, Borderline personality disorder, Autism, OCD etc.

Yes

No

Updates

+1 y

I would but I do think that if so he or she would need daily psychiatric assessments.

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

if they have a history of it and/or it's under control, then sure. but i think it really depends what the illness is. i have panic disorder and have been going to therapy for a year and am on a low dose of meds and it's a LOT better. but something like bipolar or borderline sounds risky. bipolar can be controlled with meds. borderline, eh not so much. if someone has a history of borderline and went through treatment, fine. if they currently have it? that sounds like a recipe for disaster. women with borderline (and men but it's mostly women) can make extremely reckless impulsive decisions. that's not really someone i would want in office. same goes for narcissistic personality disorder (mostly men - it's like the male variant of BPD). it just sounds like it could be very destructive. but things like depression and such i think would be fine. i would be more worried about the personality disorders haha

[4465loveyou5577]

Oh I hear you I have General Anxiety Disorder :(

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

ah i'm sorry girl, it's no fun :( do you see a therapist?

[4465loveyou5577]

Yeah, do you?

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

yes ma'am

[4465loveyou5577]

Same here. Where you born with it or was it induced by a life event?

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

thanks for MH :) I haven't had it forever but I am not sure if it was necessarily induced by something or just took a while to come out. I was always an anxious perfectionist type of kid so it was probably a combination of nature and nurture haha what about you?

[4465loveyou5577]

Violent sexual assault :(

He said he wouldn't hurt me if I didn't fight back so I just grit my teeth and let him have his way with me. But afterward he beat me so badly that I couldn't even walk and threw me outside in the cold :'(

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

omg that is so terrible I am so sorry you went through that :'( <3

[4465loveyou5577]

Yeah, thankfully my brother took care of me afterward otherwise I would have had a complete breakdown.

[existing_not_living]

Depends on the mental illness. I have mental illnesses so I know the challenges, but I also know what I've overcome in my years of learning how to deal with them. Everyone is different and not every mental illness rules your life forever and debilitates you.

[cth96190]

OCD would probably be an advantage.
Narcissism is probably essential, because someone who did not have some degree of that personality trait would probably have difficulty coping with the rough and tumble of politics.
Hillary is a sociopath and a psychopath, who is married to a serial rapist sociopath and psychopath.

[JRICHARDS1996]

If they were functional and had their condition under control, then yes.

Most of the nation would probably be willing to vote for a transgender candidate yet they apparently see nothing odd about that, so is a different mental illness really any worse?

[Jxpxtxr]

Oh, I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with that carrot and the $600 hair-cut who are in the run at the moment.. 😪

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[sixnineanon]

😂 you're funny lol

[Jxpxtxr]

@sixnineanon I just love that meme - "Hillary Trump for America Great Again"

[Pac-Man]

Oh you mean Clump xD

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcLtC-iUAAEFe1c.jpg

[Jxpxtxr]

@Pac-Man Damn that looked so realistic it actually scared me for a second oO

[sixnineanon]

I like both memes. They both funny 😂

[soffffixaz]

autism is a spectrum disorders so it'd depend on the severity, OCD will completely consume the persons life so they won't be fit for ruling a country, bipolar disorder you can take drugs for so that wouldn't be too much of a problem and bpd would be to much of a problem bc stress = psychotic episodes

[RainbowFanGirl]

Well, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had polio, and he had to keep it masked so that people would take him seriously. That's sad to me that he had to keep it a secret for fear that he wouldn't be taken seriously. Your mental state of physical state shouldn't decide whether or not you would be a strong leader of a country.

[fauchelevent]

I think I would... It'd probably make me identify with them more, to be honest. As long as they were receiving treatment for it, then it wouldn't affect how I saw them, I guess the same way as if they had a prosthetic limb.

[Pooping]

It depends on the kind of disorder or treatment. I'm sure there have been lots of sociopathic presidents. They're usually successful.

There's no issue if the disorder is under control. Most people will be able to live a normal life.

[SirenDep]

I voted yes, but it depends. Does he have it under control? Does is affect his ability to preside? Is it something that happened in the past or recent? Is he best than the rest of candidates?

[Oram52]

President needs to make vital decisions. It maybe very unfair and mental illness does have stigma. But president has to be on guard 24/7, these decisions are vital, and could even be matter of life and death.

[meowcow]

No. The job is too important to entertain the idea that a person with a mental illness could hold the most powerful position in the country.

[LaVilaine]

That doesn't affect their ability to do their job well. Anyone who thinks so has clearly never dealt with mental illness. 😂😂😂

[Ginnyweasley97]

As long as they keep it under control and the illness does not make them an impulsive person, then yes.

[reptocarl]

Borderline no or any other sociopathic disorder but yes to the others because they can be treated

[4465loveyou5577]

I think borderline can be treated

[reptocarl]

No they can't

[4465loveyou5577]

www.mayoclinic.org/.../con-20023204

[reptocarl]

I could be wrong

[Pooping]

There are treatments for bpd. It's hard but possible.

[reptocarl]

@Pooping I still don't think I'd vote for someone with BPD

[Eugene]

Well, plenty of people were voting for PTSD plagued McCain back in the days.

Kinda sad he wasn't elected.

[Mustachekitteh]

As long as they seemed coherent and has it under control.

[theoverlookeddude]

I would, simply to piss off "normal" people who have bullied me day in and day out for having Asperger's disease.

[QuestionMan]

FUCK NO.
The head of state is supposed to represent the country and be mentally sane.

[4465loveyou5577]

Having a mental illness doesn't mean you're insane.

[Waffles731]

Lincoln was contemporaneously described as suffering from "melancholy," a condition which modern mental health professionals would characterize as clinical depression.[32]

Lincoln suffered depression and hence avoided carrying sharp things, such as a knife, fearing he would use it on himself.

[orphan]

numerous mental disorders can and should be prevented. so no.

[4465loveyou5577]

You can't prevent a mental disorder but it can be treated.

[orphan]

yes they can be prevented. there is no argument.

[scooogy]

Other countries' presidents could misunderstand his behavior which might cause huge problems.

[jwhit]

If it interfered with them getting the job done then, no.

[LordBlakeh]

People are already voting for Hilary Clinton who's a sociopathic liar.

[Waffles731]

So is trump

[LordBlakeh]

@Waffles731 No he's not you should be more scared of Clinton.

[chintita]

as long as they were fit to be leaders