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

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

xobrowneyedbeauty · Accepted Answer

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

existing_not_living · Accepted Answer

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 · Accepted Answer

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 · Accepted Answer

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 · Answer

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.. 😪

soffffixaz · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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

Ginnyweasley97 · Answer

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

reptocarl · Answer

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

Eugene · Answer

Well, plenty of people were voting for PTSD plagued McCain back in the days. Kinda sad he wasn't elected.

Mustachekitteh · Answer

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

theoverlookeddude · Answer

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

QuestionMan · Answer

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

orphan · Answer

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

scooogy · Answer

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

jwhit · Answer

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

LordBlakeh · Answer

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

chintita · Answer

as long as they were fit to be leaders

Waffles731 · Answer

Abraham lincoln probably had depression so yes

poppunk · Answer

Depends on the disorder and how they handle it.

BelleGirl21 · Answer

That might be our only choice this election. 😒

AhGojira · Answer

I'm pretty sure that's a prerequisite...

Other_Tommy_Wiseau · Answer

No, which is why I'm not voting this election 😳😑

BusinessBasketball · Answer

Sure, if they're good at being a president.

carinerose · Answer

Lmao we can't even survive with "normal" ones

Anonymous · Answer

Autism isn't a mental illness

LaFemmeFatale · Answer

No i wouldn't

Fearless_banana · Answer

No.. who would?

April10 · Answer

Absolutely not.

SunnyCaliGirl · Answer

Heck no!!

bubbletrouble · Answer

Most likely not

sixnineanon · Answer

No I couldn't

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