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RELATIONAL ROULETTE
Conceived & Developed by G. Charles Andersen, M.A.
Don't get what you Want: Get what you want and don't get what you don't want. Get what you want and also get what you don't want. Get what you want but want what you get. Don't get what you want but you do want what you get anyway. Don't get what you want nor do you want what you do get. Don't want what you didn't get. (related to item 1) Want what do don't get (obsession)
RELATIONAL GAMES (Lead to Drama) Avoidance Games Attack the messenger Attack the delivery (style) Invalidate the question/message Invalidate the messenger Refocus on something entirely unrelated (Deflection) Ignore the messenger and/or the message Deny there is any message or messenger (To yourself or others)
Gotcha Games Make the other person: (In their eyes, your eyes, eyes of others). Wrong Foolish Incompetent Ignorant Greedy/weak/flawed Expose weakness: Inconsistent/Contradiction Error Blind Spot Hypocrisy Dishonest/Corrupt/Suspect/Untrustworthy Pathology (Something That Invalidates or Incapacitates)
Power Games (Take or Withhold) Control Profit/Advantage Prestige/Credit Homage Sabotage
Disempowerment Games Passive Aggressive Lie/Prevarication--Misrepresent Reality or Known Facts De-Legitimize Opposition or Other Obfuscate Make Simple Too Complex Make Complex Too Simple Distort (Exaggeration or Diminishment) Reality Ridicule Imperfection or Weakness Discount/Disparage/Depreciate Value Fix/Advise/Save/Set Straight
DRAMA DANCING Intermittent Intimacy Variable Truth Dancing (What's My Line Today?) The Mutual Solo Solo Dancing For Two Dancing With The Doors (Always Headed For The Door--Just A Matter of Time) DysPerfexia (Only Dr. Phil can help you with this). Houdini Hop (Hoping for Miraculous Escape) Buddy Shuffle (Pretending To Be Just Friends [to self or others])
RELATIONSHIP WARPING
RELATIONAL DRAMA
Approval/Appreciation Drama Puer Drama Princess Drama Perfectionist Drama Victim Drama Martyr Drama Bad Boy/Bad Girl Drama or Bad Boy Good Girl Drama Good Boy/Good Girl Drama or Good Boy/Bad Girl Drama Sex Drama Money Drama Parenting Drama Possessions Drama Release/Clinging/Smothering Drama Zuccess/Failure Drama Superiority/Inferiority Drama Liar Drama Hero Drama Health Drama Beauty/Body Drama Messiah Drama Wisdom/Spirituality Drama Addiction Drama Conquest Drama Performance Drama Political Drama Fix Em/Set Em Straight Drama Save/Rescue Drama
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