Tag Archives: disturbed characters

Benign and Effective Confrontation – Wrap Up

May 22, 2015Entitlement, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, Therapyconfrontation, disturbed characters, ego inflation, entitlement, therapyDr. Simon

Defining the problem, its cause, and what needs to be done to correct it is what therapeutic confrontation is all about.

The Structure of Therapeutic Confrontation

May 15, 2015Abuse, empathy, Mental Health, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychobable, Psychology, Relationships, Therapyabuse, character disturbance, confrontation, diagnosis, disturbed characters, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, therapyDr. Simon

No problem has a chance of being successfully ameliorated until and unless it’s correctly identified, accurately labeled, and confronted in the manner most likely to promote constructive resolution.

Learning to Confront Benignly and Effectively

May 8, 2015Manipulation, Mental Health, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Therapyart of loving, confrontation, disturbed characters, empowerment, therapy, thinking errorsDr. Simon

Proper confrontation is not just a practical and beneficial way of dealing with the character disturbances of others. It’s also one of the better ways of demonstrating a healthy brand of self-love.

Predators Among Us: The Psychopaths

April 19, 2013Abuse, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathyantisocial personalities, disturbed characters, impression management, malignant narcissism, manipulators, predators, psychopaths, sociopathsDr. Simon

Psychopaths are predatory aggressors who often prey on others merely for the pure pleasure of it.

Disturbed Characters Say the Darnedest Things

December 7, 2012Abuse, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Therapycbt, disturbed characters, impression management, manipulation, therapy, thinking errorsDr. Simon

Are you always asking yourself: “What in the world were they thinking?” when you witness the seemingly irrational behavior of disturbed characters in your life? And do you ever wonder if they really believe what they’re saying when they tell you what they were thinking?

Character Disturbance, Neurosis, and Therapy

November 28, 2012Abuse, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, correction, disturbed characters, insight, neurosis, personality disorder, therapy, thinking errorsDr. Simon

What most people really mean when they (therapists and lay persons alike) say that there’s no real hope for personality and character-impaired individuals is that they’ve tried traditional approaches only to have experienced the truly frustrating results.

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.

Is Psychopathy Genetic?

August 24, 2012Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulationcharacter, character disturbance, conscience, disturbed characters, empathy, manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychopathy and SociopathyDr. Simon

There appears to be a strong genetic component to an individual’s capacity to experience empathy, guilt, and remorse.

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.

A Matter of Perspective

June 2, 2011Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipscharacter, disturbed characters, manipulation, thinking errors, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

The central tenet of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is that how we think about things has a strong bearing on the decisions we make and the actions we take.

Dr. George Simon

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