Skilled Manipulators Know How To Prey September 20, 2024Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, gaslighting, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issuescovert, gaslighting, manipulators, narcissism, predatory behaviorDr. Simon Skilled manipulators know how to prey on others. They know how to look good, so you don’t know how bad they are until it’s too late.
Understanding Metanarcissistic Characters August 11, 2023Aggression, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Entitlement, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issues, Therapyaggressive personalities, character, covert, manipulative, metanarcissistic, overt, tacticsDr. Simon Some disturbed characters exhibit a pathology that goes well beyond their narcissism. The folks I call the “aggressive personalities” fit this category.
Covert Behaviors Are Anything But Passive May 26, 2021Aggression, Covert-Aggression, gaslighting, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationshipscovert, covert-aggression, gaslighting, passive, passive-aggressionDr. Simon A covert actor doesn’t want you to know what they are up to. If you knew, you might object or resist.
Responding to Manipulators: Keep the Focus Where It Belongs April 12, 2012Psychological Manipulation, Responsibilitycharacter, covert, empowerment, manipulation, manipulators, tactics, tools of personal empowermentDr. Simon Character-impaired individuals do their best to shift responsibility elsewhere. Your job is to keep the ball of responsibility solidly in their court.
Are Manipulative Men and Women Different? August 30, 2011Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulationcharacter, covert, covert-aggression, gender bias, manipulation, men, neurotic, personality, womenDr. Simon Gender bias can often color our judgment when it comes to correctly perceiving someone’s character.