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Claude M. Steiner – scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life scripts (Second Edition) [1 eBook – 1 MOBI, 1 EPUB]*** elib exclusive ***Quote:When Claude Steiner and the late Eric Berne developed the theory of Transactional Analysis, their basic belief that people were “born princes and princess, until their parents turned them into frogs” countered the fundamental principle of psychiatry which asserts that emotional and mental distress comes from within. This theory was further developed in Steiner’s book Games Alcoholics Play. Dr. Berne, in What Do You Say After You Say Hello?, acknowledged Steiner’s important role in the analysis of “life scripts” which we choose at an early age and which rule every detail of our lives until our death. In scripts People Live, Steiner expands upon this belief to show that people are innately healthy but develop a pattern early in life based upon negative or positive influences of those around them. Thus children decide, however unconsciously, whether they will be happy or depressed, winners or failures, strong or dependent, and having decided, they spend the rest of their lives making the decision come true. For those who choose a negative script, the consequences can be disastrous unless they make a conscious decision to change. Steiner’s classic in psychological theory, with a new foreword by the author, offers a hopeful and practical analysis so that we all may rewrite our life scripts and lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives.Open for everyoneNumber of pages: 332Year of publication: 1990Url: [url]https://www.amazon.com/scripts-People-Live-Transactional-Analysis/dp/0802132103[/url](I am not sure why this link is not clickable… If someone from the Staff knows and could fix it, then feel free )Amazon rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (62 reviews)Amazon 5 star review wrote:This book takes “Games People Play” (by Eric Burns) a step further. Harris gives an overview of Burns’ concepts, then applies them to the idea that we also write a script for ourselves to live, and our interactions play out accordingly. Fascinating and humorous, I highly recommend this book in conjunction with “Games People Play”, and “I’m Ok, You’re Ok”, “Games Alcoholics Play”, and “When I Say No, I Feel Guilty”. All of these books give amazing insights into why we behave as we do, and how to change the patterns we live by and interact through. Though some of the examples are a little dated (due to the time they were written), the foundation of these books still has a great deal to offer.Amazon 5 star review wrote:I have been re-reading this book 5 times & I am not done yet. It is a little hard reading it because every page rings true tragically. Our inherited life script from parents, schooling & society, good, bad or indifferent determine how we live. We can brake out of a looser, non-winner life script & live an autonomous life & determine our own unique values with a lot of hard work, but it can be done. I have been through a Carl Jung therapy in the pat. This book is helping me to go further in freeing myself from past psychological baggage. Gisela FilionAmazon 5 star review wrote:I love this book for its premise, the way the material is organized, and the practical advice that is clearly provided. After reading this book, it becomes obvious that most people, myself included, are skilled game-players with either the objective of creating a “power play” on another or responding to a power play. This book teaches some important life skills such as “Accounting” which will level the playing field when the power-player and their recipient would otherwise, unknowingly, just end the whole relationship.. usually in a drawn-out, emotionally painful, way. I continue to think that Eric Berne was a gifted and insightful psycholgist. As his student, Steiner pays tribute to his teacher and supports Berne’s ideas in being accessible to the masses of us who are not psychologists, but realize this information is crucial to creating a sustained healthy perspective on life.May you find the LIFE and LOVE,Aeon