[[File:Donald Trump official photo.jpg|thumbnail|200px|The website Marketwatch reported concerning the aftermath of the 2016 presidential race: ''[[Donald Trump|Trump]]’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services''.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-win-is-causing-a-surge-in-demand-for-mental-health-services-2016-11-10 Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services], Marketwatch 2016</ref>]]
A psychogenic illness is one that originates in the mind or in a mental condition. [[Psychosomatic medicine|Psychosomatic disorders]] and [[mental illness]] that is not caused by an underlying physical condition are examples of psychogenic illnesses.
[[Emotional intelligence]] "refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions."<ref>[http://psychology.about.com/od/personalitydevelopment/a/emotionalintell.htm Emotional intelligence]</ref> Research indicates that religiosity is positively associated with ability in emotional intelligence.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-016-0335-3 Divine Emotions: On the Link Between Emotional Intelligence and Religious Belief], ''Journal of Religion and Health'', December 2017, Volume 56, Issue 6, pp 1998–2009</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733549/ THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WITH RELIGIOUS COPING AND GENERAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS] by Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Houman Zarei, Pedram Esameili, Milad Dehghan Pour, and Hesam Mirani, ''Materia Sociomedica''. 2015 Dec; 27(6): 412–416. doi: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.412-416</ref><ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222857921_Religiosity_and_perceived_emotional_intelligence_among_Christians Religiosity and perceived emotional intelligence among Christians], Personality and Individual Differences 41(3):479-490 · August 2006, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.01.016</ref> See also: [[Atheism and emotional problems]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]] and [[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]
There is a considerable amount of scientific evidence that suggests that [[theism]] is more conducive to mental and physical health than [[atheism]] (See:[[Atheism and health]]).<ref>Multiple references:
Politically, most atheists fall on the left side of the political spectrum (see: [[Atheism and politics]] and [[Secular left]]).
According to the Pew Forum, in the [[United States]]: "About two-thirds of atheists (69%) identify as [[Democrats]] (or lean in that direction), and a majority (56%) call themselves political [[liberal]]s (compared with just one-in-ten who say they are [[conservative]]s).<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/05/7-facts-about-atheists/ 7 facts about atheists], Pew Forum</ref> A Harris interactive poll found that most [[United States|American]] atheists are liberal.<ref>[http://atheism.about.com/od/Atheist-Agnostic-Belief-Survey/a/Atheists-Agnostics-America-Politically-Liberal.htm Atheists & Agnostics in America Tend to be Politically Liberal]</ref>
The [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Gordon Stein]] wrote:
== Trump's presidential victory, upset secular leftists/liberals and mental illness ==
''See also:'' [[Donald Trump and American atheists]] and [[American atheism]] and [[American liberalism and 21st century political losses]]
David Kupelian wrote: "Perhaps this is the reason, as I document in my book “The Snapping of the American Mind,” scientific surveys by both [[Gallup]] and SurveyMonkey show [[Democrats]] are roughly twice as likely as [[Republicans]] to be mentally ill.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/understanding-trump-derangement-syndrome/ UNDERSTANDING TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME] by David Kupelian</ref> Many [[leftism|leftists]]/[[liberals]] were extremely upset/angry that [[Donald Trump]] won the 2106 2016 U.S presidential race and that anger has lingered(see: [[Donald Trump and American atheists]]).<ref>[http://dailysignal.com/2016/11/10/the-shocking-intolerance-of-anti-trump-liberals/ The Shocking Intolerance of Anti-Trump Liberals] by Katrina Trinko, November 10, 2016, ''The Daily Signal''</ref><ref>[http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/20/crazy-lefts-4-step-strategy-ensure-trumps-re-election-2020/ The Crazy Left’s 4-Step Strategy To Ensure Trump’s Re-Election In 2020], By Daniel Payne
JANUARY 20, 2017, The Federalist</ref>
At the [[2018 American Atheists National Convention]], the ex-president of the [[American Atheists]] organization [[David Silverman]] declared about atheist movement post President Donald Trump's election:
{{Cquote|It is a hard time to be [[Atheist activist|an atheist activist]]. This has affected us. And it has affected our community...
...it has really affected us. We are suffering a level of [[defeatism]] that I have never seen before...
We feel the loss. And we feel like we have lost. We feel like we lost the election]]... We see this cascade of attack coming down at us over and over from all different directions and we feel like it's over. I have heard so many times it makes me sick. It makes me sad. It feels like we lost.
The [[Atheism and apathy|apathy that follows]]. It doesn't matter. We can't win anyways. It's useless to fight. This apathy is infecting us. It's hurting us.
And people are reacting to each other now. And so that is [[Atheist factions|causing a division]]. Lots and lots of division in our movement. Hard, bad division... And that has resulted in a splintering and factioning of the movement that I have never seen before and none of us have.
In other words, we're in a bad situation and it's getting worse.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VYLMYvImc David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up]</ref>}}
Later in 2018, Silverman was fired due to allegations of financial conflicts and sexual assault (see also: [[Atheism and sexism]]).<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/david-silverman-atheist-fired-sexual-misconduct?utm_term=.yt64RqDPA#.ordaNrO4R This Firebrand Atheist Was Just Fired After Allegations Of Financial Conflicts And Sexual Assault]</ref>
[[File:PZ Myers at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|[[PZ Myers]] ]]
In January of 2017, the atheist and secular leftist [[PZ Myers]] said about Donald Trump's presidential victory:
{{Cquote|This span of time representing the agonizing death of American [[idealism]], decline of liberalism, and collapse into corruption has played out as the background of my life.
That’s depressing. History is not going to remember me, but I managed to live through a terrible period that will be remembered, unpleasantly. It would be nice to go out on a note of optimism, but that’s probably not going to happen.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/01/21/stop-tolerating-the-intolerable/ Stop tolerating the intolerable] by PZ Myers, January 2017</ref>}}
The ''Religion News Service'' reported:
The website Marketwatch reported concerning the aftermath of the 2016 presidential race: ''Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services''<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-win-is-causing-a-surge-in-demand-for-mental-health-services-2016-11-10 Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services], Marketwatch 2016</ref>
The U.S. Supreme Court Justice [[Brett Kavanaugh]], who was appointed by Trump, is a judge who has ruled in favor of [[religious liberty]] in his past decisions.<ref>[https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/18/these-6-cases-show-how-brett-kavanaugh-might-rule-on-religious-freedom/ These 6 Cases Show How Brett Kavanaugh Might Rule on Religious Freedom], Daily Signal, 2018</ref> U.S. Supreme Court Justice [[Neil Gorsuch]], who was also nominated to the court by Trump, gave a favorable ruling in the [[Hobby Lobby]] case in respect to religious liberty.<ref>[http://time.com/4705858/neil-gorsuch-religious-minorities/ Neil Gorsuch Has a Record of Protecting Religious Minorities], Time magazine, 2017</ref> See also: [[Morale of the atheist movement]]
=== Greta Christina, depression and Donald Trump's presidential victory ===
[[File:Greta Christina at Skepticon.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Greta Christina]] in 2014.]]
=== American millennials, secular leftism, Trump's victory and therapy ===
''See also:'' [[American millennials, irreligion, therapy and pseudoscience]] and [[Atheist deification of politics]]
In 2010, the Pew Research Forum reported concerning the millennial generation:
[[Image:freud-thumb.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Sigmund Freud]] in his laboratory]]
Psychologists are the least religious of American professors.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/epiphenom/2009/05/psychologists-are-least-religious-of.html Psychologists are the least religious of American Professors]</ref>
[[Sigmund Freud]] and the atheistic and pseudoscientific [[Sigmund Freud|Freudian]] [[psychoanalysis]] has had a cultish following.<ref>[http://www.csulb.edu/~kmacd/paper-CrewsFreud.html The Freudian psychoanalysis cult] by Kevin MacDonald, Ph.D.</ref><ref>[http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/5th-october-1985/32/the-pretensions-of-the-freudian-cult The pretensions of the Freudian cult by Thomas Szasz, ''The Spectator'', 4 OCTOBER 1985, Page 32]</ref> See also: [[Atheist cults]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and health]] and [[Atheism and science]]
Psychology is a [[social science]].
=== Physical sciences, social sciences and reliability ===
This is the question everyone seems to be asking these days. Trump’s rise has defied the predictions of pundits and pollsters, repeatedly embarrassing those who swore that he would flame out. I’m a political scientist, and I count myself among that number. In September, I offered my students a $500 bet that he wouldn’t become the Republican nominee — a wager I’m increasingly glad that none of them took me up on.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/donald-trump-2016-political-science-213755 5 Political Myths Trump Is Exploding] by Emily Thorson, Politico</ref>}}
== Irreligious BritainSecular leftists, Brexit and spike in mental health clinic visit spike office visits ==
[[File:United Kingdom EU referendum 2016 area results.svg.png|thumb|200px|Brexit results. Blue-shaded areas stand for council areas that voted "Leave". Orange stand for "Remain".]]
Therapists everywhere are reporting shockingly elevated levels of anxiety and despair, with few patients wishing to talk about anything else. Mental health referrals have already begun to mushroom. Why is the Brexit vote affecting us so personally? And, what does this tell us about the make-up of our psyches?<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/29/eu-referendum-mental-health-vote The EU referendum has caused a mental health crisis] by Jay Watts, The Guardian</ref>}}
The columnist Patrick West wrote in his article ''The Post-Brexit Ugliness of the left'':
{{Cquote|The liberal-left couldn’t understand why people would vote in the name of abstract principles such as ‘democracy’ or ‘freedom’ or ‘self-determination’, because they view everything in terms of their own money and their own public image.
There was a time when it was Tories who sneered at the poor, who deplored them as stupid and feckless. This was in the loadsamoney era of the 1980s, during which the market ruled and we were beholden to the whims of capitalists and the sainted market. There was even a time, many years ago, when the left spoke of principles, of democracy and liberty. How the roles have been reversed. How strange that it’s mostly conservatives who now talk in abstractions, and it’s the left that obsesses about the markets and worry about the FTSE 100, about their own money.<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the-post-brexit-ugliness-of-the-left/18538 ''The Post-Brexit Ugliness of the left''] by Patrick West</ref>}}
== Dawkins' disinvitation to speak at a skeptics conference due to a feminism/Islam controversy and subsequent stroke ==
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' health]] and [[Richard Dawkins, Darwin and psychogenic illness]] and [[Richard Dawkins and medical science]]
[[File:Richard Dawkins at Global Atheism Convention.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|200px|left|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]
According to Glenn Gandelman, MD, "A recent study indicates that angry men have higher blood pressure and increased risk of heart disease.<ref>[http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/88/15332/high/ Anger, Stress and High Blood Pressure], Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH</ref> PubMed has numerous studies relating to anger and high blood pressure.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anger+and+hypertension PubMed - Anger and hypertension]</ref><ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anger+and+%22high+blood+pressure%22 PubMed: Anger and high blood pressure]</ref>
Despite the medical advice of his team of doctors, Dawkins had a very active Twitter presence before his minor stroke (with a number of Twitter controversies) and numerous public controversies (see: [[Richard Dawkins and women]] and [[Elevatorgate]] and [[Richard Dawkins and Islamophobia accusations]]).<ref>
*[http://www.religionnews.com/2016/02/15/richard-dawkins-stroke-due-to-stress/ Richard Dawkins says stroke caused by stress over controversy], Religion New Service
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/21/the-12-stages-of-a-richard-dawkins-twitter-scandal_n_5698443.html The 12-Stage 'Evolution' Of A Richard Dawkins Twitter Scandal] by Paul Vale, The Huffington Post UK, Posted: 22/08/2014 02:06 BST
</ref>
Dawkins has accumulated over 30,000 Twitter tweets.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Richard Dawkins Twitter]</ref> ''The Independent'' reported, "Dawkins also admitted he wasn't very good at managing Twitter and the strong reactions his posts tend to provoke. 'Twitter is very difficult medium to handle,' he said. 'I’m not much of a diplomat.'"<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-defends-ahmed-mohamed-comments-and-dismisses-islamophobia-as-a-non-word-10515389.html Richard Dawkins defends Ahmed Mohamed comments and dismisses Islamophobia as a 'non-word']</ref> However, after his stroke, in May 2016, Dawkins gave up posting on Twitter for awhile and the tweets that appear appeared in his name are were done by his staff.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2016/05/26/dawkins-ive-given-up-twitter/ Dawkins: I’ve Given Up Twitter.]</ref> See: [[Richard Dawkins and Twitter]]
[[File:Hemant Mehta at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|right|190px|[[Hemant Mehta]] ]]
In 2013, Martin Robbins wrote in the ''New Statesman'' concerning the public persona of Dawkins: "Increasingly though, his public output resembles that of a man desperately grasping for attention and relevance..."<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2013/08/atheism-maturing-and-it-will-leave-richard-dawkins-behind Atheism is maturing, and it will leave Richard Dawkins behind]</ref>
Atheist [[Hemant Mehta]] reported about Dawkins' stroke and Dawkins' report that he had been once again invited to the conference:
{{cquote|It was the result of stress-related higher blood pressure, which he says he may have had as a result of recent controversy, including being booted from the NECSS conference. He added, however, that on February 5, he received a letter from conference organizers apologizing for disinviting him and asking him back to the conference.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/02/14/richard-dawkins-gives-update-on-his-health-in-audio-message/ Richard Dawkins Gives Update on His Health in Audio Message]</ref>}}
In December of 2016, Dawkins appears to have started to Tweet again despite his doctors warnings to avoid controversy (For example, he tweeted that Britain had become a "nasty little backwater" after the [[Brexit]] vote and his Tweet drew fierce criticism).<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/richard-dawkins-england-becoming-nasty-little-backwater-brexit/ Richard Dawkins: England becoming a 'nasty little backwater' after Brexit vote], ''The Telegraph'', March 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/748479/Richard-Dawkins-pretending-war-on-christmas-christians SHOCK RANT: Richard Dawkins mocks Christians for 'pretending' there's WAR on Christianity], ''Express'', December of 2016</ref><ref>[https://swarajyamag.com/insta/what-british-scientist-dawkins-thinks-of-islam What British Scientist Dawkins Thinks Of Islam], ''Swaraya'', June 7, 2017</ref>
=== Richard Dawkins, Charles Darwin and psychogenic illness ===
== See also ==
*[[Atheism and anxiety]]
*[[Atheism and mental toughness]]
*[[Atheism and mental illness]]
*[[Atheism and emotional/intrapersonal intelligence|Atheism and emotional intelligence]]
*[[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]
*[[Atheist fear of conservative Christians]]
*[[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]
*[[Atheist pessimism about Decline of the atheist movement]]
*[[Atheism, agnosticism and pessimism]]
*[[Atheism and hatred of God]]
*[[Trump derangement syndrome]]
*[[Militant atheism vs. Christianity, Islam and right-wing ideology]]
*[[Atheism and sociopathy]]
== Notes ==