By Guy Page
Chronicle Conversations today Thursday, November 5 features an interview with a Trump ‘TDS’ expert psychologist on whether Americans move forward post-election — or carry their anger toward Trump into the next political fight – and maybe even over Thanksgiving dinner.
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Suz Seymour, the independent candidate for Congress, is the show’s 12:20 PM interview. Then at 12:33 PM, Page will interview Dr. Carole Lieberman, M.D., M.P.H., a board-certified psychiatrist, media commentator, and author who has spent decades analyzing mental health, criminal behavior, and the psychological impact of violence and terrorism. Her latest book is Lions and Tigers and Terrorists, Oh My! How to Protect Your Child in a Time of Terror.
As Americans process the midterm results, Lieberman will discuss whether Trump Derangement Syndrome will intensify—and why winning or losing an election may do little to end an obsession with the president.
Her commissioned TechnoMetrica/TIPP survey of 1,250 registered voters, conducted October 16–19, found that 38% reported personally experiencing what the survey described as TDS, while 70% said they had observed stress, anger, or agitation in others in response to Trump-related appearances or events. These are respondents’ reported experiences, not clinical diagnoses.
Lieberman argues that the post-election conversation should examine whether anti-Trump anger is becoming a lasting fixation that affects relationships, behavior, and everyday life. She can explain her proposed diagnostic criteria, why she is seeking formal recognition for TDS, and where she draws the line between political disagreement and emotional impairment.
Lieberman may touch on these topics:
- Does TDS survive the Blue election victory? Why the favorable result may fail to satisfy people whose anger remains focused on Trump.
- When defeat makes Trump the target: How disappointment can feed blame, fixation, and hostility toward his supporters.
- Disagreement or dysfunction? The distinction she draws between opposing Trump’s policies and allowing anger toward him to disrupt daily life.
- The media’s role after the vote: Whether coverage and social media reinforce the emotional reactions her survey examined.
- TDS at the Thanksgiving table: How political fixation can damage family relationships—and what people can do before arguments become estrangement.
- Her push for psychiatric recognition: Why she wants TDS considered for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and what evidence that would require.
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