The hushed voices in therapy offices throughout the Upper West Side are fixated on a new fearsome specter: Donald J. Trump.
A Washington Post reporter ventured this week to the Upper West Side, “where it’s easier to find a therapist than a parking space.” Psychologist Judith Schweiger Levy said one patient was upset that her sister is supporting the billionaire in his bid for the presidency.
“She was so upset and worried that she could have a sister — someone so close to her — who would have zero problem with Trump,” Levy said. “Another patient — also a woman — all she could talk about was Trump and how he’s crazy and frightening.”
Ruminating on Trump’s effect, Levy said, “Part of the reason he makes people so anxious is that he has no anxiety himself. It’s frightening. I’m starting to feel anxious just talking about him.”
Another local therapist hadn’t heard concerns from patients, but she herself is feeling uneasy:
“It helps me to talk about it,” she said. “I’m terrified that he could win. His impulsivity, his incomplete sentences, his strange, squinty eyes — to my mind, he’s a loosely held together person.”
Photo by Gage Skidmore.
pathetic. Res ipso loquitor.
I don’t think that therapists should be paraphrasing their patients for publication.
I too am afraid, really afraid and I’m a registered republican who lives on the upper west side. How can anyone take this jerk seriously?
First world problems….
It’ll become a second- and third-world problem too if that bozo gets elected, bozo.
Caring about our political process is a first world problem? I’d actually consider it a first world luxury. Many countries nip dissent.
If elected, Trump will nip dissent like no politician you’ve seen before. It’ll make opposing Cuomo look like a walk in park.
Hopefully, all of these people will make good on their frequent promises to emigrate and finally, you know, EMIGRATE.
After last nights GOP debate the Rubio and Cruz campaigns are demanding to see Trump’s girth certificate.
I don’t think that dannyboy should be stating his opinions for the internet.
(see how that works?)
The therapist did not reveal whom they were paraphrasing, thereby leaving the patient anonymous. Completely ethical and legal.
If you think Congress worked hard to impeach Bill Clinton and worked against Barack Obama for the past 7 years, just wait to see what happens if Trump is elected. He can’t run the government by executive order. There are only a few things that can be mandated that way. For anything else he’ll have to work with the House and Senate. I have a feeling we ain’t see nothing yet in terms of stagnation in Washington. I predict he’ll suffer impeachment votes around every corner.
If Trump is elected president, the country itself needs to see a damned shrink!
@UWS Dept of Comment:
From the WSR article alone, I know that a therapist from NYC is paraphrasing a patient with a sister who is a Trump supporter. That starts identifying the patient.
Anyway, why does the therapist need to disclose these patients’concerns? Kind of politicises treatment.
Is there any cake left?
UWS Dept of Comment …
Completely legal … sure
Ethical ? – not by a longshot.
I am pretty sure that if any patient read such a specific description of their session they would be very put off.
I am voting for Trump, should he win the nomination. 2 of my neighbors are as well. And yes, we are educated and worldly people, and I typically vote Democrat. Won’t vote for a Socialist or a criminal who thinks the death of Americans in Libya is no big deal. You all have neighbors who will indeed vote for Trump – better go talk to your shrinks!
“a patient with a sister who is a Trump supporter.”
OH NO!!! PATIENT EXPOSED!!!
Okay so the UWS is filled with bleeding heart liberals who see therapists for a myriad of reasons. Where’s the story here except the writer pushing their own political agenda?
Eric,
read any psych 101 book, or any book on psychotherapy for that matter, they are filled with narratives of patients’ confessions.
They are never identified.
It’s ethical to do this.
read.learn.
The more you know.
“a patient with a sister who is a Trump supporter.”
OH NO!!! PATIENT EXPOSED!!!”- UWS Dept of Comment
read.learn: Judith Schweiger Levy, a psychologist in the neighborhood [New York’s Upper West Side], has noticed a recent uptick in Trump references among her patients, including a middle-aged businesswoman who blurted out this week that her sister is supporting the billionaire.
read: examine:
let us examine what is known about Patient X:
Characteristics:
Patient of Dr. Levy (ok, this is a given);
may or may not live on UWS (unknown);
middle aged (somewhere between 35-60), hardly specific.
Has a sister (this is really narrowing it down) who supports Trump.
Gender: unknown
Race: unknown
Employer: unknown
Marital Status: unknown
and the name of Patient X is….(drum roll….)….
anyone got a phone book???
I need to start looking up middle aged non-gender specific people, somewhere between the ages of 35-60 (who do in fact have at least one sister), and may (or not) reside between 59th and 110th from CPW to Riv. Dr. (this search is beginning to narrow now)
read a psych book, it may help with your argumentative internet trolling disorder.
@UWS Dept of Comment,
I am sorry that you are unable to figure out even the patients Gender from the article. I’ll help: a “businesswoman” is female gender.
There are more than five PAGES of sites with this story on Google. The therapist was totally irresponsible for betraying her patient’s confidentiality.
Name calling and insults are not helping your case.
agree the concern about privacy here is unwarranted, but to clarify, they did say gender was female. now that should really narrow it down for you!
Apple looks better and better… with every passing comment-
Trump is fairly middle of the road and might actually do some good. At least he has accomplished something with his life as opposed to the community organizer.
Notice how the Left tries to smear anyone who disagrees with the party line as being “uneducated” or “racist.” This is a sign of desperation and inability to counter his arguments.
There are actually many people who are well educated and not racist at all supporting Trump.
Imagine the flood of therapists’ revelations when Clunton is indicted. Or when someone finally tells Bernie the size of Denmark.
Bette- your comment is so encouraging. President Trump baby!!!
“when Clunton is indicted.”
haha, been investigated for various and sundry right wing conspiracies for 30 years;
indictments: ZERO
you lose.
#FAIL
Clinton: not caught. Like a lot of other rich criminals and mafia figures. Some of them, yes, in government.
“Clinton: not caught.”
30 —-(did you read that number correctly?)
30 years of investigations and “not caught”
maybe….just maybe….it’s because she didn’t do anything “catchable”
mwahahahahah
y’all lose!! HILLARY WINS!!
Trump is the most moderate candidate, and he knows how to get things done. I see nothing wrong with wanting America to be great again, I want that too. We have definitely lost our mojo. I don’t care much for his personality (or hair), but I will vote for Trump. As crazy as it sounds, he is the common sense choice, and I never thought I would say that 6 mos ago!
I am more worried about Clinton taxing me to the point I become homeless.
Clinton is the one to be feared this election cycle.
Trump as bad as he is is will make a better President than Clinton.
Trump has my vote. Interestingly, my spouse who has NEVER voted for a non-democrat for president for 35+ years will sit out this election… unable to vote for either democrat candidate.
what’s amusing is that some people still believe that it actually matters who is sitting in the white house.
Our government is controlled by the same people regardless of holds office.
doesn’t matter?
Two words proves that it DOES matter:
SUPREME
COURT
vote blue no matter who
HUH? Why? Maybe this is the reason-https://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=feature%25253Afixed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
https://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=feature%25253Afixed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
If anything this country needs a leader, not another dithering hand wringing liberal crippled by their allegiance to the poisonous insidious pc disease that grips this country. if anything Trump is a leader in the old fashioned way of those that made this country great for the generation of thoughtless self interested and self serving that inhabit it today. CONTROL THE BORDER!
Trump would nominate a moderate to SCOTUS. I hope he is able to do so. He has my vote – both Dems are dangerous and no doubt have our Founding Fathers rolling in their graves, wondering what was the point of all that work to build the best, most free country in the world, we could have simply stayed under British rule…Let’s make America great again? HELL YES.
Hear hear!
Wow! Never thought I’d see so much as ONE Trump supporter at a place like this, much less the number who have posted in this thread.
Honest question to every Trump supporter on the UWS: Do you or would you display your support publicly, such as via a button, bumper-sticker or the like? If you have, has it caused any incidents for you?
It’s too bad that Abby Mann is dead. His voice is sorely needed now. I am thinking specifically of Ernst Janning’s confession …
“There was a fever over the land, a fever of disgrace, of indignity, of hunger. We had a democracy, yes, but it was torn by elements within. Above all, there was fear, fear of today, fear of tomorrow, fear of our neighbors, and fear of ourselves.
…
What about those of us who knew better, we who knew the words were lies and worse than lies? Why did we sit silent? Why did we take part? Because we loved our country. What difference does it make if a few political extremists lose their rights? What difference does it make if a few racial minorities lose their rights? It is only a passing phase. It is only a stage we are going through. It will be discarded sooner or later.”
“Honest question to every Trump supporter on the UWS: Do you or would you display your support publicly, such as via a button, bumper-sticker or the like? If you have, has it caused any incidents for you?”
NO!! because of the absolute INTOLERANCE of those of you that would take glee in calling me an idiot, racist, bigot, misogynist and homophobe. Those of you who would publicize my name, boycott my business, have my employer fire me and otherwise infringe my freedom to disagree with you.
Rest assured that there are more of us out there that want to bring down the business as usual politicians on both sides (Rubio, Bush and Clinton) that take their marching orders from the big banks, big pharma, big agro, revolving door lobbyists.
Time to try to starve the beast. Certainly Trump is far from ideal (to say the least), but this populist revolt is coming down, if not in 2016, then soon.
same. I’ll vote for him but wouldn’t tell my intolerant UWS neighbors I plan to do so. Their quick indictment of me is tiresome, un-nuanced and usually displays a less-than-laudable prowess of English vocabulary. Hillary is corrupt owned by everyone and motivated only by lust for her political power. Sanders wants to get his paws on even more of my money and so while Trump is not ideal, he is actually the most moderate choice and is not owned by a bunch of PC and/or corporate special interests.
~ Barbara Jordan (1936-1996), quoted at
https://www.numbersusa.com/resource-article/barbara-jordans-vision-immigration-reform
THIS is considered a story?
@UWSer,
It should never have been a story. Psychologist Judith Schweiger Levy should never have disclosed her patient’s confidences.
Let’s make NYC and America great again. Out with DeBlasio, and in with Trump! While we are at it, lets send Bernie to the Socialist country of his choice.
shows perfectly how out of touch some of the neighbors are.
OF COURSE we all have neighbors who will vote for Trump. If Clinton or, hopefully, Bernie is the Democratic nominee, he or she will carry the UWS with 80-90%. Which means somewhere between 1 in 5 and 1 in 10 of our neighbors will vote for trump.
People need to get a grip. Vote for Bernie and you won’t have to worry!