Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind

04/09/2026

Trump’s behavior, throughout his life, in each of his presidential terms, and of late, is dangerously impulsive. Disturbing recent examples include his initiating a war against Iran without an exit strategy, his threats to exit NATO, his firing of multiple cabinet members, his intimidations of Greenland, Cuba, and Canada, his ever-changing imposition of tariffs, and his unhinged Truth Social posts. He is a danger to us all.

Read more about this impulsivity and the psychology behind it in this week's Substack essay.

An Illustration of the Far End of the Obsessive-Impulsive Continuum (Vol. 6; Issue 14)

02/18/2026

Read more in my new Substack essay.
https://www.unconsciousjourneys.com/p/a-call-for-action-as-dhs-invades

01/28/2026

Committing extra-judicial murders, threatening Greenland, detaining US citizens, intimidating protesters, encouraging defiance by lawmakers, disregarding judicial orders, refusing to accept election results, firing federal workers—Trump is, unequivocally, an untethered megalomaniac.

Tracking the Scary Deterioration of Trump's Mind (Vol. 6; Issue 4)

01/14/2026

Yes, you're addicted to social media. Is The Brick the answer? What do you think?

An Absurd Antidote to the Greatest Addiction in History (Vol. 6; Issue 2)

12/11/2025

The shooting that killed National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom & seriously injured Andrew Wolfe requires the highest level of complex reflection. But, true to form, Trump reacted in the simplest (and dumbest) possible way. Read more:
https://www.unconsciousjourneys.com/p/thinking-fast-is-thinking-dumb

The Complexities of the Tragic Killing of the DC National Guard (Vol. 5; Issue 48)

11/26/2025

Abuse victims benefit from uncovering the lies told by their abusers. In psychoanalysis, this is a major focus, helping victims build their critical thinking capacities and trust their own beliefs.

The “fourth estate” of political systems, namely journalism, serves a similar truth-telling, empowering function.

Read more in this week's essay!

How Psychoanalysts and Journalists Use Truth to Empower (Vol. 5; Issue 46)

11/21/2025

Read more in this week's essay. Link in bio.

10/30/2025

An effective government protects its citizens & provides for basic needs & safety. The Trump admin does the opposite. The American health insurance situation/government shutdown is just one example.

How the Recent Health Insurance Crisis Stirs up Anxiety and Rage (Vol. 5; Issue 42)

10/16/2025

In Trump’s pursuit of his “personal enemies,” he is unequivocally motivated by revenge. His administration systematically eviscerated the US Department of Justice (DOJ), transforming it into a weapon of Trump’s vengeance. Read more in this week's Substack essay.

The Primitivity Behind Trump's Persecutory Motivation (Vol. 5; Issue 40)

09/19/2025

Read more in my two-part essay about political violence.
https://www.unconsciousjourneys.com/

09/10/2025

Her behavior and placement within Trump's inner circle illustrate the concept of the cult of personality. Loomer is the consummate cult follower who cares naught about ideology, competency, or qualifications, only fealty to Trump.

Read more at https://www.unconsciousjourneys.com/p/the-lunacy-of-laura-loomer.

09/06/2025

Read more at https://www.unconsciousjourneys.com/