Is Putin sick or evil?
Rumors abound that Putin has blood cancer or Parkinson’s disease, that he is soon to have an operation to remove a cancer or has already had the operation. As a trained mental health and addiction counselor, I’ve been wondering if Putin is hooked on something – steroids or oxycontin for pain to treat his condition- whatever it is- that causes him to want to ravage Ukraine? But we have no way of finding out as only Putin and his physician know the answer to that question. Perhaps power has corrupted him; a man consumed by his own quest for greatness. We’ve seen photos of him sitting far away from anyone or group. A report circulates that he has his food tested because of his paranoia of being poisoned, when in actuality he poisons anyone who threatens his power. Is he a sociopath? Perhaps. Certainly, he fits the diagnosis of Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Maybe, Putin acts the way he does because of a deprived childhood, playing in a rat ...