How does Transactional Analysis Reward its Practitioners (3-2) Freedom from Rackets
Rackets Abstract: This blog aims to provide an overview on the topic of rackets. It helps to bring into awareness the many activities we are engaged in leading to trigger game interactions. Eric Berne and Fanita English are two principal contributors to the topic of Racket. Berne calls 'Racket' a favoured feeling that becomes a sort of conditioned reflex which may persist for the rest of one's life. (Berne E. What Do You Say After You Say Hello Chapter 8) . He uses the roulette wheel theory to explain how feelings of anger, hurt, guilt, scared, inadequacy, righteousness or triumph are triggered.* Fanita English has elaborated on 'Racket' in her articles, talks and You Tube Videos. Two of them are: "Rackets and Real Feelings.pdf" and "Rackets and Racket Feelings as the Root of Games". TA Literature classifies rackets as feelings and behaviours. In my view a racket is any activity that is scripty and therefore involves a discount. Rackets...