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World Service,4 mins

Why do some people refer to themselves in the 3rd person?

Newsday

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Nobody would be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump', this is US Republican candidate Donald Trump referring to himself in the 3rd person. And then there's a new heavyweight boxing champion saying this: 'Tyson Fury loves his fellow humans. He doesn't hate anybody.' This is called Ille-ism, it's a personality disorder, which is being described to Newsday by clinical psychologist who's written lots about this syndrome Dr George Simon: ( Photo: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the Sunshine Summit conference in Orlando. Credit: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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