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Relationship difficult difficulties and conflict
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often take on the form of a several act tragedy
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in which we play different scenes,
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or looking for support.
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In these relational games that exhaust us,
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do we move from one role to another without even realizing it?
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In this video I will describe with examples these three roles of victim,
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Then we will see how to get out of the Karpman's triangle
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which clouds our communications and heads towards conflict.
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Sometimes rescuer,
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sometimes persecutor,
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sometimes victim,
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we alternate the roles,
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even if we have a preferred role.
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As soon as a person enters one of these roles,
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they invite the others to enter the drama triangle.
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Imagine a dialogue.
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it's about time you took care of client Du Pont because
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he's still waiting and we're gonna end up losing the project.
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When Anna walks into Patricia's office,
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she talks like a persecutor.
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she positions herself and the team as a victim.
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We're going to end up losing the contract.
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And she invites her to take on the role of rescuer.
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It's about time you took care of.
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Here's another example of psychological games.
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This example illustrates the notion of role reversal.
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Rescuer talking to her employee.
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Here's the new printer I bought for you.
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This will save you from having to go up a floor every time.
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angry at his boss,
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but I asked for a color printer for my client files.
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victim of the employee.
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Obviously whatever you get,
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you always find something wrong with it.
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The line manager,
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Mary's rescuer and employee's persecutor,
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how dare you talk to your manager like that?
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You should be grateful that she has devoted a
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part of the department's budget to your needs.
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The employee Jeff,
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then persecutor,
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sulking in his office.
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They demand from me to satisfy 100% of the client while
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not even bothering to provide me with the right equipment.
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The manager Mary,
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rescuer of the employee coming to his office.
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I'm going to connect your computer to my printer for color printing.
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Don't tell Frank.
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You shouldn't get so upset about a printer.
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The manager Mary,
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line manager's persecutor,
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you were too hard on Jeff.
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He won't dare to talk to you from now on.
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The line manager,
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I was trying to support you
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and you turn against me.
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Now let's look at each role in detail.
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Do you play the role of victim?
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The victim is a person who complains,
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and feels sorry for themselves.
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The victims think it's an injustice.
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Whether they are rebellious or submissive.
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They believe that the fault lies with the others,
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the lack of time,
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the lack of clarity,
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They may even blame their own lack of self-confidence.
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It's not my fault if I don't dare to speak in public.
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I lack self-confidence.
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A victim can be recognized by their posture,
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their complaining,
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and the use of universal quantifiers such as
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everyone all the time.
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I'll never make it.
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Cynthia's always criticizing me.
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Why do they choose the role of the victim in the relationship?
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Even if their position is uncomfortable,
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they take on the role of the victim
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so they can have an issue to express.
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Having an issue to express is a way of life.
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Being a victim allows them to avoid
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feeling responsible and to avoid taking responsibility.
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This way they will get compassion and people will take
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care of them or handle what is weighing on them.
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To play this role,
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the victim attracts in their infernal round two other actors,
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the persecutor and the rescuer.
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the rescuer will do their best to help the victim,
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do for them what they do,
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But the rescuer will eventually get tired
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of having given everything in vain to the victim
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who lacks recognition,
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enjoys this dependency,
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and continues to complain.
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Victims are exhausting.
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The persecutor will be tempted to shake up the person who
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passively complains or retreats out of so-called lack of self-confidence.
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The persecutor will become increasingly annoyed
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and eventually aggressive with the victim,
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especially if the victim publicly accuses the persecutor
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of making them look like a bad guy.
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You know what John did again?
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Do you ever complain,
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feel sorry for yourself,
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or see yourself as the victim of an environment or people you're subjected to?
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Do you often consider that there are things you
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cannot say or do because you lack self-confidence?
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Let us now define the attitude of the persecutor.
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The persecutor is a person who devalues,
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who is sarcastic.
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Why do they do this?
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Being a persecutor allows them to absolve themselves of responsibility.
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They see themselves as someone who's straight.
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It's the others who are responsible,
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They can use others as a vent to absorb their overwhelming anger.
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This is their own way of feeling strong and empowered
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because they don't actually have much self-esteem.
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Their temperament is often unpredictable and depends on their struggle,
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often unconscious,
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which they project onto the victim.
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What do you do with your anger and dissatisfaction?
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Do you sometimes enter the infernal triangle of
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conflict by becoming the one who devalues,
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or the one that keeps information at the expense of others?
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Have your complaints taken the form of accusations so bitter
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that you have shifted from the role of victim to that of persecutor?
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Let's move on to the last role in this relationship game.
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Do you sometimes take on the role of rescuer as well?
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The rescuer can't help but assist and intervene,
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even if they're not asked.
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They think they're a good person.
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Why do they act this way?
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Being a rescuer allows them to make themselves indispensable
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and thus to make other dependent on them.
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They act unconsciously to make themselves feel loved.
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And to avoid rejection and confrontation,
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an obvious lack of self-esteem,
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they are dependent on the esteem of others
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because they have very little esteem for themselves.
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They think they have no choice but to be that kind,
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the one who always says yes to every request.
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They need a victim or a persecutor to help and support in order to exist.
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It is important to know
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that the victim or persecutor can turn against
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the rescuer if favor does not satisfy them.
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if the rescuer does not get the recognition they expect,
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then they will take on
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either the role of victim after all I have done for you,
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or they will take on the role of persecutor turning bitterly
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against the victim for whom they had sacrificed so much.
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And what about you?
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Are you one of those people who bend over backwards for others who don't dare
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to assert yourself even if you are overwhelmed
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or disappointed by their lack of recognition?
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Now that we are aware of these three roles,
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let's ask ourselves the question
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How do we get out of the game of the drama triangle?
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spot the game as soon as it appears.
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Do you have problems communicating with someone?
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Are you in conflict?
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Observe the roles with which you enter the dance.
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Be aware of the bait the other person is holding out for you.
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Which role do they take on and which role do they urge you to take?
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If they tell you you're always sulking,
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people really need to be in high spirits to work with you.
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They position themselves as a persecutor
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and want you to be their rescuer,
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the one who changes moods and smiles for them.
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If they tell you I've completely screwed up on this one,
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I'm never going to make it.
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You're going to be so mad at me.
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They position themselves as a victim
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and assume that you're going to be their persecutor by being mad at them.
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Preventing the game from getting out of hand
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not only means not taking the role the other person expects you to play,
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but also not taking on
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another role of the triangle for the sake of reaction.
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To the one who told you,
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you're making one of those faces,
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people really need to be in a good mood to work with you.
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Don't reply as a rescuer and don't reply as a victim either.
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And you think it's easy for me to work with you?
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To whoever told you,
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I totally screwed up on this one,
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I could never do it.
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You're going to yell at me again.
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Don't answer as a persecutor,
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but don't answer as a rescuer either.
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I'm not going to yell at you.
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I'm going to take care of it myself without telling the boss.
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be aware of the invitation to dance
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to avoid taking any role in the drama triangle.
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bring clarity through questioning.
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When faced with a persecutor who criticizes or ironizes,
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ask them calmly,
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What do you want?
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What are you looking for by acting like this?
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Describe the facts,
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then express your need and your feelings if necessary.
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When faced with a rescuer ask
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how and why do you wish to help me.
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Thank them and tell them concretely if you need help,
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don't abuse their kindness.
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When faced with a victim,
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what do you want from me?
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And decide what you think you can do and what
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you decide you want to do without forgetting yourself.
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be clear about your own role in the conflict.
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If you play the persecutor and devalue,
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if you feel full of resentment,
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you've undoubtedly reached a high stress level.
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I advise you to calmly say
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what you don't like and what you want,
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and I invite you to listen to the other person a lot
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and try to understand them.
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If you play the victim,
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learn to clarify the need behind your complaint.
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Be clear about what you need.
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Ask as an adult for support from the right people.
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learn how to help yourself.
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What are you willing to do on your own to make yourself feel good?
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Stop enduring passively,
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trust yourself and act.
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If you pay the rescuer,
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focus on yourself and on your needs.
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Were you really asked for help?
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Do you have the skills?
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Is this your role?
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advise dependent people to go to the right people,
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staff representatives,
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instead of taking care of them.
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Choose to set boundaries and say no,
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opt for a win-win relationship.
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We all spend a lot of time playing these relationship games.
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no role in the triangle is better or easier.
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Let us be compassionate for ourselves
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and our interlocutors who are trapped in this tragedy.
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Let's be the first to get out of the dance.
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