Category Archives: Covert-Aggression

Love Bombing Is Covert Aggression

September 25, 2026Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, gaslighting, impression management, Integrity, Love, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychobable, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issuescharm, charmer, covert-aggression, ego massage, manipulative, narcissist, Narcissists, seduce seduction, spell, tactics, thiefDr. Simon

Love bombing has little to do with genuine love. It’s a tactic to charm, disarm, and seduce you into doing what you otherwise might not.

Narcissists Exaggerate Just About Everything

February 9, 2026Abuse, Character Matters, Covert-Aggression, gaslighting, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issuesattention, deference, enabling, exaggerate, gaslighting, higher power, image, narcissistic behavior, Narcissists, truthDr. Simon

Narcissists exaggerate to advance their image-promoting agendas. Tolerating or enabling this behavior harms everyone, even the narcissist.

The Many Forms of Violence

January 28, 2026Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Integrity, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesassertiveness, brutes, essentials for the journey, fighting, forms of violence, In Sheep's Clothing, power, relationships, social affairsDr. Simon

There are many forms of violence. Physical, emotional, and verbal, are just a few. But all violence harms, and fuels a destructive cycle.

Impression Management Skill and Gaslighting

December 9, 2025Character Matters, Covert-Aggression, gaslighting, impression management, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issuesbeing good, covert characters, gaslighting, genuine love, impression management, looking good, seductionDr. Simon

Impression management skill and gaslighting often go hand-in-hand. When others don’t see your nemesis the same way you have come to see them, it can make you feel crazy, which is what the gaslighting effect is all about.

Aggressive Narcissist Characters

October 7, 2025Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, Integrity, Intimacy, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationshipsabuse, aggression, aggressive narcissist, aggressive personalities, assertive personalities, entitlementDr. Simon

It’s one thing to be so self-centered, entitled, and lacking in empathy that you wontonly use and abuse others. But it’s quite another thing to be so intent on dominating or controlling that you do anything to have the upper hand. That’s the big difference between most narcissists and the aggressive narcissist.

Behind The Veil of Civility

August 8, 2025Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, gaslighting, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issuescharacter disturbance, covert-aggression, crazy-making, gaslighting, In Sheep's Clothing, manipulators, Narcissists, tactics, veil of civilityDr. Simon

A covert character’s true character often lies behind a veil of civility. Liked by others, you feel crazy for sensing the worst.

Exaggeration and Hyperbole in Narcissists

July 10, 2025Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issuesabuse, character, culture, exaggeration, grandiosity, hyperbole, impression management, narcissism, power, self-imageDr. Simon

Narcissists are prone to exaggeration and hyperbole. They do it for self-serving purposes, mainly to self-aggrandize and manipulate through impression management.

Character Matters LIve Podcast Changes

June 17, 2025Aggression, Character Matters, Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, gaslighting, Love, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, Therapyaggressive personalities, Character Matters, covert-aggression, egocentricity, gaslightingDr. Simon

There will be no live podcasts of Character Matters June 18 or July 2. Pre-recorded programs and a new article will post weekly on the blog.

Abusive Relationships Exist along a Spectrum Too

February 27, 2025Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Entitlement, gaslighting, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationshipsabuse, abuser, character disturbance, danger, narcissist, spectrum, trauma bondDr. Simon

The more seriously disturbed in character someone is, the more abusive a relationship partner they’re likely to be.

Skilled Manipulators Know How To Prey

September 20, 2024Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, gaslighting, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issuescovert, gaslighting, manipulators, narcissism, predatory behaviorDr. Simon

Skilled manipulators know how to prey on others. They know how to look good, so you don’t know how bad they are until it’s too late.

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Category Archives: Covert-Aggression

Aggressive Narcissist Characters

Abusive Relationships Exist along a Spectrum Too