A Healthy Ego Is Not Narcissism August 31, 2020empathy, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issuesego, egocentric thinking, egomaniacal thinking, healthy ego, higher power, integrity, narcissism, responsibilityDr. Simon A healthy ego is ultimately all about getting the balance right. But that’s a real challenge, given the norms of our times.
Cultivating Healthy Self Worth January 4, 2019Abuse, Entitlement, Faith, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualityego inflation, egomaniacal thinking, entitlement, narcissism, self-esteem, self-worthDr. Simon It’s hard to develop a balanced sense of self-worth in a culture that promotes and rewards egomaniacal thinking and a sense of entitlement.
Narcissists Can’t Recognize a Higher Power July 28, 2017Addiction and Recovery, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spirituality, Substance Abuse, Therapyaddiction, Addiction and Recovery, egomaniacal thinking, Narcissists, treatmentDr. Simon No one makes a major life course-correction without submitting to a higher power or operating principle. But narcissists have a big problem with that.
Challenging Egomaniacal Thinking July 21, 2017Integrity, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, egomaniacal thinking, gratitude, humility, narcissismDr. Simon Egomaniacal thinkers attribute everything they’ve ever achieved solely to themselves and their greatness. To acknowledge any higher reality would only make them feel both dependent and indebted. The haughty among us want no part of that.