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Why you are stuck & powerless to change
Humans find themselves in drama all the time. We seem to love it.
There is truth to this. Even if you think you don’t want to be in drama you may actually enjoy it.
What is drama? And more specifically the drama triangle?
The Drama Triangle
The drama triangle is a social model created by Stephen Karpman. It is often referred to as the Karpman drama triangle. This is a model of human dysfunctional social interactions and the roles humans tend to play.
Humans are programmed to exhibit one of these three roles when in a state of drama. This is done both consciously and unconsciously. You can’t escape this human condition. You can learn ways to help yourself shift out of it though.
When you are in drama you feel like life is unfairly happening to you. It feels like you are stuck, powerless to change your situation. Your issues keep recycling over and over again.
The same patterns keep showing up in your life. In your work, your relationships etc. it feels like you are cycling through the same over and over again. Welcome to the drama triangle.
How did you get into drama? Well….
If you are the one experiencing the drama then you are the one creating it. You are also the one who can end it.
Drama leads to suffering and when you are in drama you invite those around you into drama. Who doesn’t want to join the…