Category Archives: Entitlement

Sound Character Requires a Balanced Ego

February 16, 2023Abuse, conscience, Entitlement, Integrity, Love, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitybalanced, character, ego, grandiose, meek, overpowering, self-worth, sense of self, weakDr. Simon

Solid character requires a healthy, balanced ego – one neither too weak nor overpowering, and neither too meek nor grandiose.

Character and the Abuse of Power

February 2, 2023Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Intimacy, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesabuse, assertiveness, constructive, control, destructive, fighting, powerDr. Simon

Wanting power and control over things in your life is not an inherently bad thing. But the unscrupulous ways some characters go about this can devastate a relationship.

How Some Impression Managers Gaslight

January 13, 2023Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Intimacy, Love, Lying and Deception, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Social Issuesegocentrism, entitlement, gaslighting, impression management, intimacy, love, narcissism, tacticsDr. Simon

Many abusive relationship survivors are at their wits end trying to understand why others are still so positively swayed by the person who treated them so heartlessly. It’s a scenario that produces an intense gaslighting experience.

Barriers to Forming a Healthy Conscience

December 1, 2022Aggression, conscience, Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issues, Spiritualityaggressive personalities, character, conscience, higher power, Narcissists, personality, submission, subordinationDr. Simon

As I’ve asserted in countless workshops: “Internalization of a prohibition is essentially an act of submission.” Narcissists see no need for that. And aggressive personalities fight tooth and nail against it.

An Attitude of Gratitude Builds Character

November 23, 2022Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, Spiritualityattitude, bitterness, character, entitlement, gratitude, narcissisticDr. Simon

Here’s my sincerest hope for everyone on this Thanksgiving holiday: Generously display your gratitude for all you have and to all with whom you come into contact.

Drs Carter and Simon Discuss All Things Narcissism

November 16, 2022Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issuescharacter, intervention, manipulation, narcissism, narcissistic relationships, tactics, therapy, toxic relationshipsDr. Simon

During a remarkable interview, Dr. Carter and I sometimes use different terms, but we describe the same realities – perspectives that differ considerably from those taught during our professional training but which both experience and abundant recent research soundly validate.

Beyond Egocentrism to Wholesome Character

September 15, 2022Abuse, conscience, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, culture, egocentrism, entitlement, maturity, narcissism, relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, socializationDr. Simon

Mature character demands we outgrow our natural egocentrism. But an entitled, egocentric, narcissistic culture holds many of us back.

Compulsive Lying Versus Tactical Lying

September 7, 2022Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualitycompulsive lying, pathological lying, reverence, tactical lying, truthDr. Simon

Most pathological lying is tactical lying, for the sole purpose of maintaining a position of advantage to abuse and exploit.

Narcissistic Personalities Come in Various Types

August 31, 2022Abuse, Aggression, conscience, empathy, Entitlement, Integrity, Intimacy, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issuescharacter, character disturbance spectrum, empathy, malignant narcissists, narcissistic personalitiesDr. Simon

With narcissistic personalities, one description does not really fit all. Vulnerable, “compensatory” types are very different from their heartless, “grandiose” counterparts.

Obstinate Denial and Mental Filtering

August 18, 2022conscience, empathy, Entitlement, Integrity, Manipulation, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, conscious, denial, mental filtering, obstinate denial, obstnacy, selective attention, unconsciousDr. Simon

Some so-called denial is rooted in obstinacy, a stubborn refusal to accept a reality that challenges a person to change and grow.

Dr. George Simon

Author, Public Speaker, Consultant, Character Development Coach, Composer

Category Archives: Entitlement