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What It Really Means to Be Shy
Although shyness has long been seen as a fairly stable and personality enduring trait, it can also be overcome with proper intervention. The secret to overcoming shyness is twofold.Tags: relationships, social skills (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - June 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: relationships social skills Source Type: news

Personalities Who Won ’ t Take “ No ” for an Answer
Aggressive personalities hate taking "no" for an answer, and when they encounter one of life's roadblocks, they invariably want to tear it down or somehow get around it. Tags: aggression, boundaries, character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - June 13, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: aggression boundaries character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

Personalities Who Won’t Take “No” for an Answer
Aggressive personalities hate taking "no" for an answer, and when they encounter one of life's roadblocks, they invariably want to tear it down or somehow get around it.Tags: aggression, boundaries, character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - June 13, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: aggression boundaries character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

The “ Artful ” Liar ’ s Way of Casting False Impressions
Egregiously lying or hoodwinking someone while looking decent and caring at the same time is the mark of a skilled manipulator. Unfortunately, many people don't come to appreciate this fact until the manipulator has already succeeded in getting what they want. Tags: character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - June 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

The “Artful” Liar’s Way of Casting False Impressions
Egregiously lying or hoodwinking someone while looking decent and caring at the same time is the mark of a skilled manipulator. Unfortunately, many people don't come to appreciate this fact until the manipulator has already succeeded in getting what they want.Tags: character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - June 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

Do We Work Better to Music?
Getting and keeping the right frame of mind and mood while working appears to have much to do with picking the right kind of music to play.Tags: anxiety and stress, news and research, work-life (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - May 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: anxiety and stress news and research work-life Source Type: news

Assessing Character: One Key to Relationship Success
Assessing the character of a potential relationship partner and their capacity for forming and sustaining a truly meaningful and healthy relationship is no easy business.Tags: book, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - May 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: book relationships Source Type: news

4 Factors for Success in Changing Who We Are
People certainly can change, but for someone dealing with a character disturbance, the job isn't an easy one. Here are four factors which make the difference for a successful effort.Tags: character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - May 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

Politics and the Narcissist ’ s Disdain
Rampant narcissism undermines the prospects for genuineness and civility in our political discourse and helps desensitize us to the character disturbance which often lies behind narcissistic behavior. Tags: character disturbance, politics (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - May 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance politics Source Type: news

Politics and the Narcissist’s Disdain
Rampant narcissism undermines the prospects for genuineness and civility in our political discourse and helps desensitize us to the character disturbance which often lies behind narcissistic behavior.Tags: character disturbance, politics (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - May 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance politics Source Type: news

Growth Dilemma for Narcissists: It’s Always Someone Else’s Fault
Becoming a better person is hard work, and it's especially hard when problems are always someone else's fault.Tags: in practice, relationships, responsibility (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - May 2, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: in practice relationships responsibility Source Type: news

Turning Down Self-Damaging “Invitations”
Other people can send us negative, hurtful, or demeaning "invitations" to feel badly about ourselves, but it's up to us to decide whether or not we'll accept those kinds of invitations.Tags: relationships, self-esteem (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - April 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: relationships self-esteem Source Type: news

Brutal Self-Criticizers: Bullies Unto Themselves
Taken too far, self scrutiny ceases to be a route to becoming a better person and turns into something else -- bullying -- which can be every bit as damaging when we do it to ourselves as when we do it to others.Tags: abuse and trauma, bullying, self-esteem (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - April 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: abuse and trauma bullying self-esteem Source Type: news

The Emerging Science of Sound Decision Making
How many times have you questioned yourself about a choice you made? After making what turns out to be a bad decision, do you scratch your head and wonder, "What ever was I thinking?"Tags: decision making, news and research (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - April 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: decision making news and research Source Type: news

Can a “Grandiose” Narcissist Ever Be Truly Sorry?
Clinicians are increasingly coming to the view that a lack of empathy means some narcissists find it difficult if not impossible to be genuinely remorseful.Tags: character disturbance, in practice, relationships, responsibility (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - April 4, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance in practice relationships responsibility Source Type: news