Basic Handbook Of Transa...: Games People Play: The

As Arthur read, the world began to shift. Berne spoke of three "Ego States" that lived within every person like a cast of characters in a permanent play:

Across the table, Linda was playing Linda: "I just can't find time to exercise." Guest: "Why don't you wake up thirty minutes earlier?" Linda: "Yes, but I'm already so tired in the mornings." Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transa...

Arthur realized that when he argued with his boss, he wasn't two men talking; it was his boss’s scolding Arthur’s Child . No wonder he felt ten years old every Tuesday morning. The Dinner Party "Game" As Arthur read, the world began to shift

Later that evening, Arthur’s wife, Sarah, dropped a plate. It shattered.In the past, Arthur’s would have snapped: "Why aren't you more careful?" Sarah’s Child would have snapped back: "I do everything around here, leave me alone!" The Dinner Party "Game" Later that evening, Arthur’s

The next night, Arthur attended a dinner party. He watched the guests not as friends, but as players. He saw "The Game" in action—what Berne called a series of ulterior transactions with a concealed motivation and a predictable "payoff."