Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Communication Styles
Beliefs You’re okay, I’m not I’m okay, you’re okay I’m okay, you’re not
Has no opinion other Believes or acts as if all Believe they are entitled to
than that the other the individuals involved have things done their
person/s are always more are equal, each deserving way, the way they want it
important, so it doesn’t of respect, and no more to be done, because they
matter what they think entitled than the other to are right, and others (and
anyway have things done their their needs) are less
way important
Consequences Give in to others, don’t Good relationships with Make enemies, upset
get what we want or others, happy with others and self, feel angry
need, self-critical outcome and to and resentful
thoughts, miserable compromise
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