Tag Archives: covert-aggression

Aggressive Personalities: An Upcoming Refresher Course

February 21, 2013Aggression, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationshipsaggression, anger management, character, character disorder, character disturbance, covert-aggression, emotional abuse, manipulation, personality, personality disorder, tactics, verbal abuseDr. Simon

Human aggression is most often manifested in the unscrupulous and undisciplined will to power.

Recognizing Covert-Aggression

February 15, 2013Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Therapyaggression, anger management, covert-aggression, emotional abuse, manipulation, tactics, therapy, treatment, Unhealthy Relationships, verbal abuseDr. Simon

By nature aggression that is covertly expressed is hard to detect, especially when you don’t know what to look for.

Life After A Manipulator

October 12, 2012Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, Covert-Aggression, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Therapyabuse, con, conning, covert-aggression, covert-aggressors, disturbed characters, manipulation, manipulation tactics, manipulators, psychopaths, social predators, sociopaths, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

After years of being manipulated, abused, and controlled, survivors of dysfunctional relationships can experience a variety of emotions that make it difficult to move on, even after mustering the courage to leave. Self-questioning, doubt and blame can pose real obstacles on the road to recovery. Life after a manipulator can be a welcome joy indeed, but it’s not always so easy to get there.

Manipulation Tactics Pt. 2: Rationalization (Excuse-Making)

September 26, 2012Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Responsibilitycharacter, character disturbance, covert-aggression, justification, manipulation, manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, rationalization, responsibility, tacticsDr. Simon

When disturbed characters make excuses, they’re really making a very conscious attempt to cast themselves in a more favorable light while manipulating others into seeing their point of view.

They Know What They’re Doing

August 17, 2012Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, Manipulators, Neurotics, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, RelationshipsAbuse, awareness, covert-aggression, covert-aggressive personality, disturbed characters, manipulation, manipulation tactics, manipulators, thinking errors, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

If you’re dealing with someone in your life who fits the description I offer of the disturbed character, despite the fact that you might feel tempted to believe otherwise, they’re probably quite aware of the behavior that’s driving you nuts.

How You Know They Know Article Coming Soon

August 16, 2012Manipulation, Psychological Manipulationawareness, covert-aggression, manipulation, manipulation tactics, manipulatorsDr. Simon

A new article will feature an expanded discussion of the important issues and will include even more examples that illustrate how you can know for sure that most manipulators know exactly what they’re doing when they engage in their tactics. Look for it in the next couple of days!

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.

Manipulators: Do They Really Believe What They’re Saying?

April 19, 2012Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character, Psychological Manipulationcharacter, character disturbance, covert-aggression, deception, denial, manipulationDr. Simon

A good rule of thumb for dealing with the problem character in your life: trust your gut before you trust their words.

Manipulators Can Make You Feel Crazy

February 17, 2012Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipscharacter, character disturbance, covert-aggression, impression managment, manipulation, manipulatorsDr. Simon

In your gut, you know it’s them, but somehow they make it seem like it’s you.

Dr. George Simon

A Resource for Understanding and Dealing with Narcissists, Manipulators, and other Problem Characters