Category Archives: Entitlement

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.

Egocentricity and Entitlement Define Disordered Characters

July 6, 2022Entitlement, Faith, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuescharacter, development, ego, egocentricity, entitlement, vainDr. Simon

Egocentricity and attitudes of entitlement are normal characteristics of immaturity. Growing beyond these tendencies is the mark of mature character.

Preserving Liberty Requires Character

June 30, 2022Entitlement, Integrity, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Responsibility, Social IssuesAmerica My Home, character, freedom, independence, interdependence, laws, libertyDr. Simon

Preserving liberty requires character. Ultimately, it’s not our laws that keep us safe. Only folks of character heed them, anyway.

Emotional Romeos Are Masters of Seduction

June 15, 2022Abuse, conscience, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Intimacy, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualityaffirmation, character disturbance, love, manipulation, narcissism, seduction, self-esteem, spectrumDr. Simon

Emotional Romeos are masters of seduction. They can sweep you off your feet at first, but they’ll inevitably bring you pain and heartache.

Culture Influences Character and Vice-Versa

June 8, 2022Aggression, conscience, empathy, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuescharacter, culture, entitlement, norms, traditions, valuesDr. Simon

How Culture Influences Character Culture influences character development in many ways. Various values, norms, and traditions largely define a culture. And cultures invariably promote these things and their embrace by constituents. (Cultures also tend to punish failures to embrace these things!) Consequently, culture has a lot to do with the attitudes folks form and the … Continue reading Culture Influences Character and Vice-Versa →

Laws Can’t Fix What Only Character Can

June 1, 2022Abuse, Aggression, conscience, Depression, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesabuse, character, culture, laws, violenceDr. Simon

What Laws Can’t Fix Laws never permanently fix social problems. And perhaps the proof lies in the numbers. There are millions of laws on the books. Conscientious folks don’t behave themselves merely because of them. And the bad actors among us have always either ignored them or found a way around them. (See: Another Aggressive Personality … Continue reading Laws Can’t Fix What Only Character Can →

Don’t Miss these 3 Important Interviews

May 5, 2022Aggression, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, SpiritualityAVAIYA, Creative Society Project, interviews, unbreakable marriage summitDr. Simon

You won’t want to miss these 3 important interviews, airing live May 7 and available free and in recorded form after the event. And please share the information with friends.

Character Integrity Requires a Willing Heart

April 21, 2022Abuse, conscience, Entitlement, Integrity, Intimacy, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualityabuse, culture, entitlement, exploitation, indulgence, integrity, narcissism, open heart, willing heartDr. Simon

Forging good character is inherently hard work. So, you have to have the heart for it.

Covert Personalities and Personality Disorders

April 14, 2022Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesamorous narcissists, charmers, covert narcissists, covert personalities, covert-aggressors, emotional romeos, narcissism spectrumDr. Simon

Covert personalities are not who they appear to be. They know how to look good but don’t care much about actually being good. By the time you figure out who they really are, you’ve already invested much and a lot of damage has been done.