Tag Archives: limits

The Keys to Self-Empowerment

August 24, 2018Abuse, conscience, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualityboundaries, depression, empowerment, limits, manipulation tactics, relationships, terms of engagementDr. Simon

The main key to self-empowerment is simple: keep your attention, time, and energy focused where you have power.

The Importance of Making Amends

January 30, 2015Abuse, Aggression, empathy, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibilityboundaries, character, contrition, limits, making amends, pride, regret, remorse, responsibilityDr. Simon

Making amends in a meaningful way can be a particularly arduous task. But in a loving relationship, repairing any damage done (whether inadvertently or intentionally inflicted) is not only a person’s duty but also essential for maintaining integrity of character.

Character Disturbance and the Art of Confrontation

August 8, 2012Personality and Character, Relationships, Responsibilityaggressive personalities, behavior, character, character disturbance, confrontation, consequences, limits, relationships, responsibilityDr. Simon

Confrontation, done well, ensures that the spotlight falls where its light needs to shine the most: directly on a behavior of concern.

Beating Holiday Stress

December 20, 2011Mental Health, Relationshipsdepression, family, friends, giving, holidays, limits, obligations, overspending, sharing, stressDr. Simon

The holiday season can be full of wonder and joy but it can also be a time of stress and depression. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to help make the holidays a special and memorable time.

What Made Them This Way?: Understanding Disturbed Characters

December 7, 2011Abuseabuse, boundaries, character, enabling, irresponsibility, limits, neglect, relationships, responsibility, trauma, understandingDr. Simon

When you strive too hard to “understand” a person’s behavior, you can often inadvertently excuse it.

Character on Trial: Some Lessons to Learn

October 13, 2011Personality and Character, Psychobable, Relationships, Responsibilityboundaries, character, enabling, irresponsibility, limits, relationships, responsibilityDr. Simon

Society can set all the limits and boundaries it chooses. But the willingness to respect those boundaries and limits instead of trying to get around them is an a matter of each individual heart.

Anger Issues or Something More?

September 15, 2011Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Responsibilityabuse, abusive, aggression, anger, anger management, boundaries, character, control, dominance-seeking, enabling, limits, relationships, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

The most important thing for anyone to accept is that the disturbed character’s behaviors are his (or her) problems to address through appropriate guidance and dedicated self-correction.

Aggressive and Assertive Behavior

December 5, 2010Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationshipsaggressive, assertive, behavior, boundaries, character, fighting, injury, limits, principle, rights, Unhealthy Relationships, victimization, violenceDr. Simon

Assertive behavior is a key element of healthy, independent, adult functioning. But because asserting oneself is a form of “fighting” for one’s legitimate needs, it’s easy to get confused about the difference between aggressive and assertive behavior.

Dr. George Simon

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