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    Basics of Transactional Analysis

    Each game reinforces the script and life positions of the players, these outcomes are described as a first, second or third degree pay off. A first degree pay off is one which leads to amusement, along with possibly mild embarrassment. A second degree game is where the players...
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    Basics of Transactional Analysis

    WHY PLAY GAMES? To further the script, maintain life position on the OK Corral. To satisfy stroke needs and excitement needs. To satisfy need for time structure and to maintain predictable patterns of behaviour. Games avoid responsibility and intimacy. An important role for...
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    Basics of Transactional Analysis

    The Karpman Drama Triangle. In a game the players start in their familiar favored position, when one of the players switches roles the game is completed. This simple diagram demonstrates how we occupy one of three roles: VICTIM : Hopeless, helpless, and powerless, beyond the...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    I started a thread Basics of Transactional analysis In Community Lounge If anyone is interested in TA.
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    Basics of Transactional Analysis

    The Drama Triangle and How to Escape It If you feel frustrated by unnecessary drama or tension in your interactions, you may be an unwilling participant in a so-called drama triangle. Whakate will show you how to spot and diffuse these situations for more effective communication...
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    Basics of Transactional Analysis

    How Transactional Analysis can help you communicate better, Part Two - the OK Corral and warm fuzzies 81 rate or flag this pageTweet this By tonymac04 Basic concepts 2: the stroke economy An associate of Eric Berne's, Dr Claude Steiner, has, in the years since Berne's death...
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    Basics of Transactional Analysis

    Because our energy and concentration are so limited I thought Id post some of the basics of Transactional Analysis here for anyone whos interested. :cheeky grin: A Summary of Transactional Analysis Key Ideas I'm OK - You're OK "I'm OK - You're OK" is probably the best-known...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi Madietodd, Im an INFJ also. :cheeky grin: The link you gave was for Humanmetrics. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp. It gave me my type then one description by D Keisey and another description by J.Butt and M.M. Heiss. It also gave me the option of career and...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi Merry, I was really hoping you would join this thread. :cheeky grin: Thanks that made me laugh. :cheeky grin: Thank you so much for the link to the thread on personality types, I hadnt seen it. I cant wait to read it. :cheeky grin: Im so sorry you have been ill so long...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Madietodd, Thank you so much. I have been really interested in personality types for a few years but I keep dipping in and out. I would read lots of information and because of the CFS my concentration is so limited and information keeps falling out of my head I would get frustrated and...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    :cheeky grin: Did anyone else enjoy the programme The Big personality test presented by Robert Winston last year? :cheeky grin: At the core of the Big Personality Test are the Big Five personality traits a widely recognised means of describing the different aspects of human personality...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi madietodd, :cheeky grin: I love it. :cheeky grin: I burst out laughing. Thank you. :cheeky grin: Thank you I will definitely Google Nasruddin and I have saved the test page to my favorites. :cheeky grin:
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    As I mentioned, I am very new to personality types. My energy and concentration are really limited. I found trudging through so many videos really exhausting and frustrating and was so disappointed when I lost my list of links that I didnt have the heart to start again for many months...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi madietodd, Yes, I loved a story I read many years ago about a man whos son found a horse then fell off the horse etc. And his neighbours kept telling him he was lucky or unlucky and he kept saying (something). I loved the story but its very vague now but I cant remember which book I...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi Madietodd, Sorry I forgot, emotional literacy is the ability to understand ones own feelings and to empathise with the feelings of others in a way that enhances living Your emotional literacy is made up of three abilities: The ability to understand your emotions, The ability...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    I feel the series Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness by Alain De Botton Is a great starting point for a brief introduction to philosophy. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness/4od Six 25 minute programs. Socrates is my favorite. Because of CFS/ME. I...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi madietodd, Thank you for your post. Great, my focus was mainly TA. Although I really love TA I feel its important to keep widening and extending understanding and awareness in other areas. I was hoping if we had a group of us we could all share our different interest areas...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Hi Esther12, Thank you but I just want to clarify. I dont want to start an official group. I dont want anyone to commit to anything. I dont even want a discussion group. I love these hobbies and I have been studying and reading about them for about ten years. Most hobbies and...
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    I particularly love transactional analysis. philosophy. neuroscience (mainly from Why love matters by Sue Gerhardt). And more recently personality types
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    Will You Dance With Me (Alida Brill)

    Hi ixchelkali, Thank you so much for posting this article, I really needed it today. Thank you. pebble
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    Knowledge of emotional awareness and personality types

    Is anyone else particularly interested in emotional awareness and personality types? I was hoping to find a group of people who are also particularly interested in emotional literacy and personality types. I was hoping we could bounce some ideas off each other. My energy is quite...
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    Will the indifference of the UK authorities to ME claim one more life?

    Duckndive, I have crashed several times recently. I have been house bound for months and this site is my one means of contact, support and comfort. My energy and concentration is very limited. There are so many posts I would love to read but do not have the stamina. I so want to keep up...
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    What is your diet like? Do you follow a specific one?

    I love Dr Myhills stone age diet as a permanent healthy way to eat for CFS/ME. She is a genius and has specialised in CFS/Me for many years. It has seriously improved my health and it is so simple to follow. I also really enjoy the food. Information is free on her website...
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    Will the indifference of the UK authorities to ME claim one more life?

    Have you contacted Wikileaks yet? They are not accepting new submissions at the moment but individuals in Somerset responsible for depriving Gillian of her human rights by complying or looking the other way may be more inclined to help if they realise their names and faces will soon be...
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    Will the real depression please stand up

    I am definitely, absolutely and categorically not depressed. I am justifiably hurt, shocked, frightened, sad and angry at having lost everything because of CFS. I am grieving the loss of my health, my independence, the life I chose for myself and used to live, relationships, the person I...
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    You look "depressed" - NO i'm fed up!!

    Hi Tuliip, Im so sorry youre in so much pain and that your pain was further compounded by a professional who is paid to help you. It is so ignorant and insulting of doctors to diagnose depression when someone is justifiably upset or in pain. Doctors are so quick to prescribe...
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    Practical, local help and support.

    Imagine if someone had already set this up in your county: 1. One local (private) online group/forum where all CFS/ME sufferers in your county (regardless of which CFS charity they belonged to) could share local knowledge, contacts, information and experiences (using a different username)...
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    Relying on too few to do too much.

    Having tried other forums I really appreciate how PR is so much better than the other forums in so many ways. I feel CFS/ME forums dont really differ structurally from non CFS/ME forums. Anyone wheelchair bound will need adaptations to ensure wheelchair access. We have cognitive...
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    Relying on too few to do too much.

    Hi Esther12 and Enid, Thank you for your comments. Its because we are so exhausted and our condition varies so much that we need to ensure we make adaptations to be more efficient which will make it easier for us. Being allocated a role or being part of a disciplined group wont suit...
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    Relying on too few to do too much.

    The CFS/ME community are not lacking intelligence or expertise but our cognitive difficulties do obstruct and prevent so many from sharing their knowledge, strengths and interests to create the changes we so desperately need. Our cognitive difficulties are so cruel. Many of us can be...