Category Archives: Psychology

Healthy Boundaries Versus Intimacy Barriers

November 19, 2020Abuse, empathy, Integrity, Intimacy, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesbarriers, boundaries, heart, intimacy, relationshipsDr. Simon

Healthy boundaries are essential for protecting our hearts. But an overly defended or hardened heart finds true intimacy difficult.

Empowering Attitudes for a Lifetime

November 11, 2020Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Depression, Empowerment, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitybehavior, covert-aggressors, empowering attitudes, loving, principle, tactics, valuesDr. Simon

Empowering attitudes are ways of looking at life and the world that are both freeing and confidence building.

Narcissistic Infatuation Can Seem Like Love

October 28, 2020Addiction and Recovery, empathy, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Spiritualityego inflation, ego-impaired, narcissitic infatuation, positive regard, seduction, self-esteem, self-love, self-respectDr. Simon

Narcissistic infatuation is a unique kind of relationship captivation that can eventually lead to addiction – addiction to a person.

Likeability Does Not Necessarily Reflect Good Character

October 7, 2020conscience, empathy, Integrity, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, decency, empathy, likeability, personality, valuesDr. Simon

Likeability is a highly attractive personality trait. But just being likeable doesn’t make a person a decent character.

Playing the Victim Goes Along with Blaming Others

September 30, 2020Abuse, conscience, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Empowerment, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Neurotics, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesblaming others, character disturbance, manipulation tactics, manipulators, playing the victim, responsibility, villifying the victimDr. Simon

To become empowered partners in abusive relationships have to see through their manipulator’s tactics, knowing in their heart how to distinguish a victim from a victimizer.

Blaming Others Is Not a Defense but a Tactic

September 23, 2020Aggression, conscience, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, gaslighting, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesblaming, conscious, defense mechanisms, manipulation tactics, projection, unconsciousDr. Simon

Blaming others is not unconscious defense. It’s a conscious tactic to throw you on the defensive while refusing to internalize a behavioral norm.

Is Therapy for Everyone?

September 15, 2020Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, gaslighting, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Neurotics, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spirituality, Therapybehavior, character, counseling, relationships, therapy, traumaDr. Simon

Do we all need therapy? Perhaps not. Could most of us benefit from a little therapy? Probably, especially if it’s the right kind.

A Healthy Ego Is Not Narcissism

August 31, 2020empathy, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issuesego, egocentric thinking, egomaniacal thinking, healthy ego, higher power, integrity, narcissism, responsibilityDr. Simon

A healthy ego is ultimately all about getting the balance right. But that’s a real challenge, given the norms of our times.

Amorous Narcissists Can Charm Convincingly

August 17, 2020Abuse, Empowerment, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationshipsamorous narcissists, character, charm, exploitation, seductionDr. Simon

Amorous narcissists can bowl you over with what appears much love and affection. And you typically come to realize what’s really going only after your heart is breaking or has already been broken.

Narcissistic Truth Distortion Is Just Manipulation

August 3, 2020Covert-Aggression, empathy, Entitlement, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Therapydenial, impression management, lying, Narcissists, truth distortionDr. Simon

Narcissistic Truth Distortion Narcissists engage in truth distortion a lot. And they do so in many different ways. Sometimes, they exaggerate the truth. Other times, they minimize the seriousness of their missteps. Still other times, they twist the truth to serve their agendas. The only constant with Narcissists is their disregard for the actual truth. … Continue reading Narcissistic Truth Distortion Is Just Manipulation →