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Vilifying the Victim

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Neurotics hate to think of themselves as the injuring party and would rather carry the burden of abuse than see themselves as an abuser. Disturbed characters know this well. So, when they want to take advantage, a good one-two punch is to play the victim and then vilify the real victim.

Acting Innocent and “Playing Dumb” as Manipulation Tactics

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Feigning ignorance is an effective tactic that manipulates the person confronting the behavior into having doubts about the legitimacy of the issue they’re trying to bring to the other person’s attention.

Evasion and Diversion as Manipulation Tactics

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Side-stepping and misleading: rather than being accountable and responsible, what the issue-dodger and subject-changer really wants is to advance their own agenda at the expense of yours, while simultaneously managing your impression of them.

Lying: The Ultimate Manipulation Tactic

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Disordered characters don’t want you to know what they’re all about or what they’re up to. Lying helps keep them one-up on you and a step ahead of you.

Understanding the Predatory Aggressive, Part 2

By Dr George Simon, PhD

Disordered characters, especially predators, don’t really want us to know who they really are. They tell us what they think we want to hear so that we will think them more like us.

Understanding the Channeled-Aggressive Personality

By Dr George Simon, PhD

The Channeled-Aggressives in our midst want everyone to know that they are a power to be reckoned with and have little regard for those whom they perceive to be less tenacious. They might even regard it as a perverted indication of respect if others cower in their presence. Do you know someone like this?

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