Cowboy: ‘Come and see the barn.’ Visitor: ‘I’ve loved barns ever since I was a little girl. - Eric Berne

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Cowboy: ‘Come and see the barn.’ Visitor: ‘I’ve loved barns ever since I was a little girl.

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About Eric Berne

Eric Berne (born Eric Lennard Bernstein May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was an American psychiatrist and writer, best known as the creator of Transactional analysis, and as the author of Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964).

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Birth Name: Eric Lennard Bernstein
Alternative Names: Dr. Eric Berne

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"Иногда в психотерапевтических группах встречается элегантный вариант игры в "Тупик", который можно назвать игрой типа Рассела–Уайтхеда.
Блэк: "Ну, во всяком случае, когда мы молчим, никто не играет в игры".
Уайт: "Молчание само по себе может быть игрой".
Рэд: "Сегодня никто не играет в игры".
Уайт: "Но не играть в игры тоже может быть игрой"."

Despair is a concern of the Adult, while in depression it is the Child who has the executive power. Hopefulness, enthusiasm or a lively interest in one's surroundings is the opposite of depression; laughter is the opposite of despair.

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