I recently read an article on "perfectionists" in the current issue of Psychology Today. According to that source, perfectionists, who must always be right and first, are made not born. Often it begins in childhood, inculcated by parents with high expectations for whom second best is not good enough. Perfectionist seek love and approval from high achievement. Eventually, they find themselves in competitions with everyone about every thing. To succeed in that environment they begin to "juice" or over sell their own accomplishments. Later comes fantasies of achievement and experiences they never had. For some, they come believe in their fantasies and tell their stories, as if they were real.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with fantasies that help children grow and develop their imaginations. Neither is there anything wrong with adults fantasies like - "what good would I do if I won $150 Million in the lottery. Trouble comes when you live in the fantasy world - then you are delusional. Hillary Clinton has told us about her delusion about landing under sniper fire in Bosnia, of the principal role she played bringing peace to Northern Ireland, and (I suspect) about her days hunting as first lady and shooting a duck. She needs to lie to try to make a connection with people whowere never part of her background and for 61 years, her actions have shown little concern for.
The media have done a good job debunking the landing under fire myth. (As retired Secret Service let me asure you we would never allow the first family -- or any other protectee -- to land under such rsisks). It has not however widely reported the truth about her role in the Irish Peace process, which I refer to as Hillary as cheerleader. For an excellent recent article in the Belfast Telegraph, use this link: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/columnists/lindy-mcdowell/article3509263.ece
To me there is a real question of mental stability on Hillary's part. I don't believe we can tolerate a delusional President in a dangerous world. If elected she'll be known as Hillary I - The delusional.
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