In her 35 years as a therapist, Arlene Drake has never heard so many clients talking about the same issue. Week after week, they complain of panic attacks and insomnia because of President Trump. They’re too anxious to concentrate at work. One woman’s fear turned into intense, physical pain.
“It’s just a nightmare,” said Drake, who practices in West L.A.
Drake was trained not to reveal her personal beliefs, but now will agree with clients if they say they don’t support Trump.
“If this were just another session, if this weren’t such a big thing, if this weren’t so evil, I wouldn’t,” she said. “But I have to stand for what I stand for and that does cross over into politics.”
Therapists nationwide say they’ve been overwhelmed by the strong feelings triggered by one of the most divisive figures in modern political history.
Some patients who support Trump say they feel isolated because they can’t share who they voted for in their workplace or home for fear of being harassed or called xenophobic or misogynistic. With few people to talk to freely, they turn to online forums and their therapists.
Poster Comment:
We already knew the Left was unhinged. Seems Trump is helping them by giving them a reason to seek help. Amazing how much Trump has helped people. A bunch of women went out and walked for a day. Michele Obama never accomplished so much in 8 years. Now people are seeking help for the emotional and mental conditions, which liberalism is such a disorder.
#1: Tooconservative To: redleghunter (#0)
This seems very in line with the "shy Trump voter" phenomenon that made polling so unreliable in the election. I do find this credible.
In a year or so, I can imagine Trump might be playing to huge crowds in stadiums in city after city across the country and yet polling will still show his support has dropped to 0% support. : )
Tooconservative posted on 2017-02-24 19:33:55 Reply Private Reply