For all you digital downloaders out there: My publisher has recently made my first book and international bestseller: In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People available for download to your Kindle, Nook, Ipad, or other digital device. Now, you can have the most widely read handbook on how to recognize and deal with the most difficult people in your life handy for ready reference any time. Within just a few weeks, my latest book Character Disturbance will also become available in digital format. So, pass the word along, and as always, I welcome your comments.
To me, one of the most difficult aspects of dealing with a manipulative situation is untangling one’s own feeling of responsibility and guilt to form an accurate, mature assessment of what is actually taking place. The internet is full of information and misinformation; where many “symptoms” of disorder seem to match into experiences across a diverse range of situations. A particular behavior may be indicative of a serious disorder, an attempt to mimic aggressive behavior to seem “powerful”, a defense response, or perhaps just someone having a really bad day. The use of information about mental health disorders for political brinkmanship and games of checkmate makes the situation even worse, as it dilutes the credibility of the subject. Compound this with a popular culture that celebrates broken relationships as entertainment, and elevates certain vestigial elements of systematic dehumanization drawn from sources such as Edwardian England; and it can be quite difficult to see, let alone admit, that you are not only valuable and legitimate a person but that you are also being terribly abused.
The other difficult step comes after having recognized the fundamental injustice of one’s situation involving a manipulator: the very necessary realization that any change must come from one’s self and not the aggressor.
I am pleased to have bumped into Dr. Simon’s blog here as he has provided very clear, frank explanations about how the manipulative mind works. I look forward to reading this book.
I desperately want to be able to read “In Sheep’s Clothing” on my iPad 2 but I can’t find it. Is there someone that can help me out?
Thanks for the inquiry. I’m still waiting for a reply from the publisher about what the problem might be. I’ll post the information as soon as I receive it.
Is the e-book available yet?
The e-edition for In Sheep’s Clothing is available for Kindle through Amazon. The e-versions for Barne’s & Noble’s Nook Reader and for Apple products through Itunes are still in process but will be available in the next few weeks. All e-versions of Character Disturbance should be available in December.
Hi, would you know if your book is available through Google ebooks? I have an Android and am unable to find it.
Please advise
thanks
I’m awaiting word from the publisher about when other e-versions will be online. Right now, only the Kindle version seems to be readily available.
Need this book to read and deal with CDM people
any word from the publisher Dr Simon for I really need this book