Tag Archives: character disorder

Character Spectrum Disorders

August 3, 2012Manipulators, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationshipsaggressive personalities, character, character disorder, character disturbance, covert-aggression, covert-aggressive, narcissism, narcissist, personality, psychopath, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, sociopath, sociopathyDr. Simon

For a lot of reasons – mostly media hype and lots of misinformation – there’s now more confusion than ever about the nature of character disturbances.

Why Character Matters

May 19, 2011Abuse, Mental Health, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationshipsabuse, character, character disorder, character disturbance, culture, personality, personality disorder, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, sociopathy, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Developing character is a very delicate social process that requires time, energy, a strong family unit, and powerful community support structures.

Don’t They See What They’re Doing?: Why the Disturbed Characters in Your Life Don’t Seem to “Get It”

February 22, 2011Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, RelationshipsAbuse, character disorder, character disturbance, impression management, insight, irresponsibility, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Trying too hard to get the other person to understand inevitably leads those in relationships with responsibility-deficient characters to feel angry, frustrated, and ultimately depressed and defeated.

The Ten Commandments of Character – Number 8

November 6, 2010Personality and Character Disorders, Relationshipscharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, character formation, personality, responsibility, ten commandments, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

It’s hard to think of any problem in human relations that doesn’t stem from a failure to adequately discipline one or both of our two strongest instincts: sex and aggression

Another Day in It’s All About Me Hell

September 24, 2010Personality and Character Disorders, Relationshipscharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, entitled, entitlement, excitement-seeking, hedonism, irresponsibility, personality disorder, responsibility, self-centered, self-indulgent, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Disturbed characters’ self-indulgence always creates a living hell for those around them but can also create one for themselves. This woman’s life will be a continual shipwreck until she makes up her mind to start accepting some responsibility for her actions and their impact on those she supposedly loves.

What Neurotics Don’t Get About Disturbed Characters

September 7, 2010Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Neurotics, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsabuse, Abuse, anger, character, character disorder, character disturbance, control, manipulation, manipulators, neurosis, neurotic, personality, personality disorder, physical abuse, Unhealthy Relationships, verbal abuseDr. Simon

In my new book, Character Disturbance, I go to great lengths to highlight the many and significant differences between most folks and people of disturbed character.

Dr. Simon’s New Book on Disturbed Characters Now Available

August 20, 2010Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsabuse, abusive, aggression, aggressive, character, character disorder, narcissist, narcissistic, personality, personality disorder, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

“Character Disturbance” presents a framework by which almost anyone can understand all the major personality types, what makes them the way they are, how they think, how they conduct their relations with others, and what a reasonable person has to do to avoid being abused or exploited by life’s most unsavory characters.

Abuse Victims Try too Hard to Understand

August 5, 2010Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsabuse, abuse victims, aggression, aggressive behavior, character, character disorder, control, emotional abuse, enabling, manipulation, personality, Unhealthy Relationships, verbal abuseDr. Simon

Neither party in an abusive relationship ever finds the motivation to change the status quo unless the principles of responsible behavior take precedence over “understanding.”

Confessions of a Covert-Aggressive Personality

July 4, 2010Manipulation, Manipulators, Neurotics, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulationcharacter, character disorder, covert-aggression, covert-aggressive, manipulation, manipulative personality, passive-aggressive, personality, personality disorderDr. Simon

The covert-aggressive personality employs a potent one-two punch: the covert-aggressive conceals aggressive intent to ensure you never really see what’s coming; and he or she exploits your normal sensitivities, conscientiousness and other vulnerabilities to manipulate you into succumbing.

The Ten Commandments of Character

June 3, 2010Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipscharacter, character development, character disorder, character disturbance, irresponsible, irresponsible people, ten commandments, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

The “ten commandments” of character are just one of the major features of my new book “Character Disturbance” that address what has to occur in a person’s character formation to enable them to function in a truly adaptive, pro-social way.

Dr. George Simon

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