Sunday, February 2, 2014

I am OK, You BETTER be OK!

As opposed to the four "life positions" that one may take as postulated by Thomas A Harris, it seems that there is a fifth principle of transactional analysis which a handful of people resort to in order to tackle situations in life - "I am OK, You BETTER be OK!"

Arthaat, the human species is prone to escapism from reality, which prompts callous behaviour when it comes to relationships (personal & professional) and in turn leads to that perennial faking of smiling and pretending happiness and expecting the same of others ( ain't that the corporate culture?).  Result is the mutual tacit understanding of "All izz well" even if the wellness is a coerced one, lest unabated it troubles the other! And ingrained in this pseudo cry is the principle of you better pretend to be be ok because I am pretending to be!

Oh too much of OB! Period.

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