Karpman's Drama Triangle - Dr Kathryn Kissell

The Karpman Drama Triangle defines the roles that people take on (and can switch between) in stressful, emotional or high-conflict ... Skiptocontent Karpman’sDramaTriangle ViewLargerImage Karpman’sDramaTriangle TheKarpmanDramaTriangledefinestherolesthatpeopletakeon(andcanswitchbetween)instressful,emotionalorhigh-conflictsituations.DrStephenKarpmanidentifiedthreemainrolesthatemerge:thepersecutor,thevictimandtherescuer. Wecanoftenfindourselvesdrawntoaparticularrole.However,therealityisthatwemovearoundthethreeroles.Differentcircumstancespullustowardsoneparticularpatternofbehaviouroranother. IintroducedtheKarpmandramatriangleinSession#5.ThissessiondrewupontheKarpmantriangleinthecontextofthinkingabouthowyouexperiencecaringforothers.IfyouareparticularlydrawntotheRescuerrolethenwithoutrealisingityoucaninvitesomeoneelseintotheVictimrole. Throughdevelopingyourself-awarenessyoucanshiftthedynamicsinrelationshipfromadramatriangletowardsanempowermentdynamic.Thisshifttakesthepersecutortochallenger,victimtosurvivorandrescuertocoach. Takeastep… Youmighthavenoticedthatyoufindyourselfplayingaparticularrolewithinrelationships? Perhapsyouarealwaysofferinghelptoothersratherthanlookingafteryourself? Ifyoufeellikeyoudon’thavemuchofachoiceanylongerthenwhydon’tyouusethisresourcetoconsiderhowyoumightshiftyourrolewithinthedramatriangle. TheResource… ThereareavarietyofdevelopmentsoftheKarpmanTriangleavailable. ThisresourcedrawsonKarpman’soriginalarticulationofthethreerolesandthencontraststhemwithashifttowardschallenge,survivorandcoach. DownloadPDF RedWebsiteDesign2020-05-13T10:58:28+00:00Categories:Resources|Tags:Connection,COVID-19| ShareThisStory,ChooseYourPlatform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWhatsappGoogle+TumblrPinterestVkEmail RelatedPosts EnhancingyourBreathingtoReduceAnxiety April30th,2020 DevelopingSelf-Compassion April30th,2020 JournallingusingFreeFlowWriting April30th,2020 IntroductiontoFocusingwithAnnWeiserCornell April30th,2020 IntroductiontoMindfulness April30th,2020 Searchfor: Categories Blog BlogOpening COVID-19 Resources Tagcloud Responsivity Karpmandramatriangle panic groupthink psychology boundaries life Connection mentalhealth relationships motivation focusing work humour therapy parenting mindfulness psychologist anxiety thoughts/feelings mentalhealthawareness co-createddance COVID-19