Science to be alive. The dialogue between therapist and patients in humanistic therapy (№ 396050)

For Jennifer's acceptance of responsibility was inextricably linked with the need to confess. If I explain my actions and responses as entirely due to another person, I find myself a slave or a robot, owned by this man. As always in such a situation, the meaning of the game is to prove the guilt of another person and his own helplessness. The root cause of this barren game is the relationship of two people who become opponents. This contest usually ends with the fact that each of the players feels the futility of their efforts, but mistakenly ascribes it to the resistance of the other, not understanding the true nature of the problem. If I win in this game, you no longer feel powerless and angry victim. If you lose, you feel anger and shame. In short, this is a situation in which it is impossible to win. Unfortunately, there remains too many couples.