George K. Simon Quote

So often victims end up unnecessarily prolonging their abuse because they buy into the notion that their abuser must be coming from a wounded place and that only patient love and tolerance (and lots of misguided therapy) will help them heal.

George K. Simon

so often victims end up unnecessarily prolonging their abuse because they buy into the notion that their abuser must be coming from a wounded place and that only patient love and tolerance (and lots of misguided therapy) will help them heal.

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About George K. Simon

George K. Simon (born February 1, 1948) is the American self-help author of In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People, a 1996 book about psychological manipulation.Simon has written about character impairment in two additional books and was an active blogger.
Simon, George K. (2011). Character Disturbance. Parkhurst Brothers ISBN 9781935166337Simon, George K. (2013). The Judas Syndrome. Abingdon Press ISBN 978-1426751097Simon received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Texas Tech University and is a Board Certified Diplomate in Forensic and Clinical Psychology (ACFEI). Simon served for several years on the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on Domestic Abuse, Rape and Violence, is a past President of the Arkansas Psychological Association.In 1996-1997 Simon appeared on national television in the US (The O'Reilly Report) and on CBS' 48 Hours, The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard and on local news features in Birmingham (Metro Monitor), Dallas (Good Morning Texas), Little Rock (Morning Show, Evening News) and Memphis (AM Focus).
In 2020, Simon was interviewed by Dennis Relojo-Howell on the topic of psychological manipulation.