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Unreasonable Thinking

September 18, 2009Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, RelationshipsAbuse, charcater disorders, personality disorders, Unhealthy Relationships, unreasonable thinkingDr. Simon

Disturbed characters tend to set virtually unattainable standards for everyone else, while feeling no concomitant sense of obligation to meet the expectations most of us would like them to accept.

Impulsive Thinking: Thinking only in the Moment

July 2, 2009Abuseabuse, Abuse, cognitive distortions, manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, personality disorders, thinking errorsDr. Simon

Disordered characters are primarily concerned about what they want at any given moment.

Having to Win: The Combative Thinking of the Disturbed Character

June 12, 2009Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, aggression, cbt, character disorder, character disturbance, cognitive distortions, manipulation, personality disorder, relationships, thinking errors, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

From the first minute they think someone is asking something from them, they start planning how to resist.

The Inattentive Thinking of the Disturbed Character

May 29, 2009Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, cbt, character disturbance, cognitive distortions, Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, manipulation tactics, manipulative behavior, Personality and Character Disorders, personality disorders, relationships, thinking errors, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Disordered characters hear what they want to hear, remember what they want to remember, and learn what they want to learn.

The Extreme Thinking of the Disturbed Character

May 14, 2009Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, cbt, character disturbance, cognitive distortions, Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, manipulation tactics, Personality and Character Disorders, personality disorders, relationships, thinking errors, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Disordered characters tend to perceive things in terms of black-and-white or all-or-none.

Egocentric Thinking

April 15, 2009Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, cbt, character disturbance, cognitive distortions, egocentrism, emotional abuse, narcissism, Personality and Character Disorders, personality disorders, relationships, thinking errors, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

When the disturbed character wants something, he doesn’t necessarily think about whether it’s right, good, or legal — or whether his pursuit of it might adversely affect anyone. He only cares that he wants it. His incessant concern for himself and the things that he desires creates a pattern of thinking which embodies an attitude of indifference to the rights, needs, wants, and expectations of others.

The Covert-Aggressive Personality

February 25, 2009Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, aggression, aggressive personalities, character disturbance, control, manipulation, neurosis, Personality and Character Disorders, personality disorders, relationships, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

The covert-aggressive personality employs a potent one-two punch: concealing obvious aggressive intent to ensure you never really see what’s coming; and exploiting your normal sensitivities, conscientiousness and other vulnerabilities to manipulate you into succumbing to his demands.

The Sadistic Aggressive Personality

February 17, 2009Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, abuse, aggression, aggressive personalities, character disorder, character disturbance, personality disorders, power, relationships, sadism, sadistic personality, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Sadists love to build themselves up at the expense of others. It makes them feel powerful to wield almost tyrannical influence over those they perceive as weaker or inferior. They derive pleasure from watching others cower, grovel, or struggle in one-down positions.

Evasion – Manipulation Tactic 8

October 23, 2008Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, manipulation, manipulation tactics, manipulators, psychology, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Evasion is a one of the main tactics manipulators and other disordered characters use to maintain control in situations. When you confront such persons about their behavior, they will often attempt to sidestep the issue or to avoid the subject altogether.

Disturbed & Neurotic Behavior

July 15, 2008RelationshipsAbuse, disturbance of character, exploitation, manipulation, neurotic behavior, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

In most unhealthy relationships, at least one of the persons is likely to have a significant disturbance of character. Relationships can be particularly unhealthy if one person is significantly character disturbed and the other is overly neurotic. The primary defining qualities of the disturbed character are a deficient, immature, or absent conscience, ego inflation, problematic … Continue reading Disturbed & Neurotic Behavior →

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