Breaking free from (toxic) relationship games that drain us

Training Theme

This training explores Karpman's dramatic triangle and its three toxic roles: victim, savior, and persecutor. Through videos, exercises, and hands-on tools, you'll learn how to identify and break out of these destructive relationship patterns. The training addresses the psychological mechanisms at play, proposes concrete strategies to react to aggression and avoid the trap of rescue. It also introduces techniques like the "5 Whys" to develop healthier, authentic relationships. The objective is to free yourself from these power games to build more constructive and balanced professional interactions.

Training Objectives

In this online course, you will learn how to:

• Understand Karpman's triangle and the psychological games that deteriorate our relationships.
• Spot the infernal triangle and avoid taking on the roles of victim, savior, or persecutor.
• Keep your needs in focus to avoid slipping into the savior role.
• Learn to meet your actual needs to prevent positioning yourself as a victim.
• Listen to others, clarify, and calmly express your feelings and needs to prevent aggressive reactions.
• Know how to react as an adult when faced with a victim, a rescuer, or a frontal attacker.
• Replace the attitudes of victim, savior, or persecutor to collaborate peacefully outside of power games.

Target Audience 

Anyone wishing to promote a positive model of communication and collaboration.

Means and Methods 

• E-learning Modules: Consisting of text, videos, interactive content, and quizzes designed to help you achieve the defined learning outcomes.
• Additional resources: Downloadable documents such as the coaching memo sheet (PDF).

Training Content 

This module contains 4 parts:

DISCOVER

• Identify your personal challenges and motivations for change.

SHAKING UP

• Storytelling: Video "Paula and Steve get out of the dramatic triangle", 2'07
  • How Paula and Steve learn to let go of the labels of victim and abuser to find an effective resolution to their conflict
• Quiz on the necessary awareness

LEARN

• Introduction to Karpman's triangle and its 3 roles
• The mechanisms of the Savior-Victim-Persecutor psychological game
• Expert video: "Getting out of relational games", 11'18
  • Understanding the different roles and how we move from one to the other
• 10 tips for reacting to the frontal attack – game of the "Persecutor"
• No more slipping in the Savior's attitude
• Quiz and TRUE/FALSE on the roles and mechanisms of the drama triangle

ANCHOR

• The "5 Whys" technique to avoid the role of Savior
• Use concrete examples to define your own commitment to change.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Downloadable documents:
  • Coaching memo sheet (PDF)