I am in the middle of a book called “Games People Play”, by Eric
Berne. It is about the subconscious psychological games that people
play in human relationships. It is fascinating. Have you ever been
in an argument and felt like you were in a script? For example, I’m
angry enough to say “this”, but not at the level of anger that I need
to say “that”. This book takes these scripts apart. Since childhood
we are taught games and how to play them. These games create
transactions between individuals that are used in order to gain
advantage or “strokes” from other individuals.
Sounds very sensible.
The fact that the games are actually taken apart and analyzed and
understood in this book is amazing. I am already starting to spot
these games being played in normal everyday events. The book tells
you how to stop them.