Tag Archives: therapy

Covert-Aggressives: Manipulative Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing

March 29, 2013Abusecharacter disturbance, covert-aggression, emotional abuse, manipulation tactics, therapyDr. Simon

Rather than openly assert power over you, covert-aggressors use subtle tactics that not only blind you to their real nature and self-serving agendas but also have the power to bring you to submission and control you.

Recognizing Covert-Aggression

February 15, 2013Abuse, Covert-Aggression, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Therapyaggression, anger management, covert-aggression, emotional abuse, manipulation, tactics, therapy, treatment, Unhealthy Relationships, verbal abuseDr. Simon

By nature aggression that is covertly expressed is hard to detect, especially when you don’t know what to look for.

Therapy and the Face of Real Change – Part 2

February 8, 2013Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Responsibility, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, manipulation, responsibility, tactics, therapy, thinking errorsDr. Simon

In sound cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), the focus is always on behavior and in the here-and-now.

Therapy and the Face of Real Change

February 1, 2013Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Responsibility, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, contrition, denial, guilt, impression management, manipulation, neurosis, personality disorder, therapyDr. Simon

Legitimate, genuine, potentially lasting change – always manifests itself in the here-and-now moment.

Contrition, Behavior, and Therapy

January 18, 2013Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Therapycharacter, character disturbance, contrition, regret, remorse, responsibility, therapyDr. Simon

The truly contrite individual works to make amends, to do better, and above all, to be better.

Traditional Therapy Biases and “Denial”

January 12, 2013Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, contrition, denial, guilt, impression management, manipulation, neurosis, personality disorder, therapyDr. Simon

Traditional frameworks can be not only ineffective but also frighteningly enabling sometimes when it comes to understanding and dealing with character dysfunction.

2012: A Banner Year for Consultations and Mutual Learning

January 4, 2013Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Therapycharacter, character disturbance, impression management, manipulation tactics, manipulators, therapyDr. Simon

2012 was a banner year for consultations. And I owe a big “thank you” to everyone who contacted me. I can truly say that I got as much if not more out of the experience than I trust those with whom I visited did.

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.

Understanding Character in the Age of Political Correctness

November 1, 2012Abuse, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Therapyabuse, addiction, character, character disturbance, infidelity, manipulation, personality, self-esteem, therapyDr. Simon

All too many times political, practical, and other biases prevent us from recognizing character pathology for what it really is and dealing with it appropriately. Fortunately, the political climate is beginning to change, however, and character disturbance is slowly being recognized for the problem it has become.

Dr. George Simon

Author, Public Speaker, Consultant, Character Development Coach, Composer