Therapy culture is turning politics into a national nervous breakdown

Not long ago, a patient tried to explain to me why fantasies about President Donald Trump being killed didn’t really bother her. She wasn’t threatening violence herself, nor was she someone with a history of aggression. In many areas of life, she considered herself compassionate and morally thoughtful. But as she spoke, what struck me was how easily she justified sentiments that, directed toward almost any other public figure, would have seemed obviously disturbing.

"He’s dangerous," she told me.