Madison, John Q. Adams and Pierce suffered from depression, as did Lincoln
Jefferson, Grant, Coolidge all had Social Phobia
Wilson had General Anxiety Disorder
Other world leaders functioned with the following mental illnesses
John Curtain, Australian PM had Bipolar disease as did Winston Churchill
Stalin had Narcissistic Personality Disorder, was Paranoid and Manic Depressive (bipolar)
Herman Goring had Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic PD , Morphine Addiction and depression
Heinrich Himmler had Narcissistic PD and Severe Attachment Disorder
Hitler was bipolar and had methamphetamine addiction
Pol Pot, Cambodian Dictator/Mass Murderer had Narcissistic PD, was Paranoid and a Sociopath
Paul Deschanel, French prez was Schizophrenic
Napoleon had Narcissistic PD and was a Megalomaniac
Megalomania and psychopathy have been prerequisites for the job of president going all the way back to Lincoln. Where've you been, Rosie? :-)
This is interesting, but not really surprising. Depression and intelligence are linked, so I'd expect most presidents to have a dose of that.
Ooh... I went looking for a reference to back that up because I know some will think it's an outlandish thing to say. Check this out:
More than 30 studies have linked higher intelligence to mental health disorders including major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and others.http://www.medicaldaily.com/why-smarter-people-are-more-likely-be-mentally-ill-270039
It's a good read and may well explain more than half of your list.
Silly me! I guess I just haven't been paying attention! Thank you for your reply Nim and Happy Thursday! :)
This information is very helpful my friend. Thank you for providing it and the link. I was going to make some crack about Trump being mentally ill. Folks have accused him of being a Narcissist and that is a definite Personality Disorder. Thought I'de check out other presidents and boy oh boy was I ever surprised. Who knew? Happy Thursday JA! :)
