Melania Trump, Donald TrumpThe #FreeMelania memes and posts which have been swirling around social media ever since First Lady Melania Trump looked miserable at her husband’s inauguration are nothing to laugh about, according to a mental health expert.
“It fuels the president’s ego every time we talk about him,” anti-stress specialist Michele Paradise tells ENTITY. “Donald Trump has all the markers of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), which is incurable, and being the partner of someone with NPD is one of the most difficult relationships to survive.”
The Los Angeles-based counsellor adds that the amusing images depicting Melania Trump frowning and feeling neglected or imprisoned by her husband are counterproductive.
“They achieve nothing except for the person writing them a brief reprieve form the political chaos we are currently experiencing and some likes on social media. This doesn’t in any way help Melania, who at this moment is probably feeling even more isolated, neglected and lonely than ever before.”
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As the #FreeMelania movement continues to grow on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, comedy shows and late night TV, here is a look at its impact on popular culture.
What was really in the box #freemelania pic.twitter.com/Xc3MWpaCAh
— Luke L. (@lukeleidelmeyer) January 25, 2017
Michele Paradise tells ENTITY that, “People who have NPD have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that’s vulnerable to the slightest criticism and this is what Melania has been dealing with all of her married life and it has just intensified since he won the election.”
“The pleasure they get from these posts is extremely temporary,” anti-stress specialist Paradise adds. “Underneath is worry and concern about the future of this country and their own individual situation.”
When the divorced couple has to sit next to each other at their daughter’s wedding reception. #freeMelania pic.twitter.com/Y92GSvWsnE
— Sean Kent (@seankent) January 24, 2017
All politics and party aside,
there is clearly a terrifying problem here. #freemelania https://t.co/XBYwEfiuNF https://t.co/ajkf7Zgjtc— The Resistance Party (@ResistanceParty) January 24, 2017
Wow… is this most awkward first dance of all time? Is she being held at gunpoint? Is her mom locked in a bunker somewhere? #FreeMelania
— Schneeflocke ❄?? (@rustystubbs) January 21, 2017
The whole #FreeMelania thing is silly.
She clearly accepted the KGB’s assignment as #DonaldTrump‘s wife willingly.
— Mo Fei Chen (@DynaMoChen) January 23, 2017
“What Melania needs now is to be left alone by the public and surround herself with loving friends and family, which I hope she has access to,” concludes Michele Paradise.
“Melania didn’t sign up for the position of First Lady when she married Donald Trump and has little to no experience in the world of politics. So the best thing we can do is take the spotlight off her, stop talking about her and hope that she has good people around her that can help her maneuver this difficult time. There is a 10-year-old boy, Baron, in the middle of all this animosity, if nothing else, let’s keep his mother well for him.”
