This is so brilliant. Thank You for shining a light on this behavior. I’ve know. For a long time that I have been playing this game, alternating roles with my Wife. I’ve felt stuck unable to walk away from the drama. I don’t want to walk away from her, just the drama. The way you explained this dynamic in terms of the fairy tale / movie has made it so clear to me. I hope I can take the next step and just be aware of my part in our joint drama and stop playing the game.
Thank you! As someone who has grown up with emotional and verbal abuse and has dated men with the same pattern, I have always hated this movie. I knew instinctively why but I didn't have the psychology framing. Thank you!
This is so brilliant. Thank You for shining a light on this behavior. I’ve know. For a long time that I have been playing this game, alternating roles with my Wife. I’ve felt stuck unable to walk away from the drama. I don’t want to walk away from her, just the drama. The way you explained this dynamic in terms of the fairy tale / movie has made it so clear to me. I hope I can take the next step and just be aware of my part in our joint drama and stop playing the game.
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Thank you! As someone who has grown up with emotional and verbal abuse and has dated men with the same pattern, I have always hated this movie. I knew instinctively why but I didn't have the psychology framing. Thank you!