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Egotistical Narcissism Versus Healthy Ego

September 18, 2025Character Matters, conscience, Entitlement, Integrity, Love, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, Spiritualitybalanced ego, ego inflation, egotistical narcissism, grandiosity, healthy ego, self-worthDr. Simon

Egotistical narcissism is narcissism rooted primarily in grandiosity.

The Truth about Self-Esteem and Narcissism

June 27, 2025empathy, Entitlement, Integrity, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualityego, grandiose narcissists, narcissism, self-esteem, self-respect, self-worth, vulnerable narcissistsDr. Simon

The relationship between self-esteem and narcissism is poorly understood. And that’s largely because of all the inaccurate information promoted in popular books and features on the internet.

Love Languages Can Confuse and Mislead

December 13, 2024empathy, Integrity, Intimacy, Love, Manipulation, Mental Health, Narcissism, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issuesaffection, affirmation, love, love languages, manipulation, self-worthDr. Simon

The so-called “love languages” are the ways people express and/or like to receive affection. But genuine love is much more than affection. And equating love’s many close cousins with the real deal is often quite emotionally costly.

Distorted Self Appraisal and Narcissism

April 3, 2024Abuse, Entitlement, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitycompensation, grandiosity, narcissism, self-appraisal, self-esteem, self-respect, self-worthDr. Simon

Distorted self appraisal is a cardinal feature of narcissism. But grandiosity isn’t always a compensation for underlying feelings of low self-worth.

Sound Character Requires a Balanced Ego

February 16, 2023Abuse, conscience, Entitlement, Integrity, Love, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitybalanced, character, ego, grandiose, meek, overpowering, self-worth, sense of self, weakDr. Simon

Solid character requires a healthy, balanced ego – one neither too weak nor overpowering, and neither too meek nor grandiose.

Beyond Egocentrism to Wholesome Character

September 15, 2022Abuse, conscience, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, culture, egocentrism, entitlement, maturity, narcissism, relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, socializationDr. Simon

Mature character demands we outgrow our natural egocentrism. But an entitled, egocentric, narcissistic culture holds many of us back.

Codependency Versus Emotional Dependency

August 26, 2022Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, conscience, empathy, Empowerment, Infidelity, Integrity, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Neurotics, Personality and Character, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Therapyabuse, character, character development, codependency, codependent, dependence, emotional dependency, exploitation, self-love, self-worth, therapy induced traumaDr. Simon

True codependency is widely misunderstood, and often mistaken for emotional dependency, a significant risk factor for abuse and exploitation in relationships.

Finding Yourself and Your Self-Worth Too

August 12, 2021conscience, empathy, Empowerment, Integrity, Intimacy, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualityfinding yourself, life, love, mindfulness, relationships, self-worthDr. Simon

These days, too many relationships lack quality and growth potential. And that often includes the relationship we have with ourselves.

Adult Children of Vulnerable Narcissists

February 24, 2020Covert-Aggression, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Self-Esteemcharacter disturbed, compensatory, impression management, manipulation, narcissism, neurotic, self-image, self-worth, vulnerable narcissistsDr. Simon

It devastates a child’s self-image to feel demeaned, belittled, or degraded. But sadly, as an adult, a child with poor self-worth can unwittingly repeat the same compensatory pattern of trying to prove their worth by comparing themselves to and discounting others.

Emotional Dependency Versus Mutual Regard

November 4, 2019Abuse, Empowerment, Intimacy, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Spiritualityabuse, codependency, emotional dependency, enabling, self-worthDr. Simon

Emotional dependency lies at the heart of many abusive relationships. And disturbed characters know just how to exploit a person’s need for approval.

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Adult Children of Vulnerable Narcissists

Emotional Dependency Versus Mutual Regard