Course Work – The 4 Control Dramas

Task 2 : Intimidator – On the verge of exploding, threatening, gave orders, inflexible, angry, self-centered, made you feel afraid.

Bring awareness of how these control dramas possibly originated from your wounded mother/father and then your wounded feminine/masculine. Firstly by writing percentages of your mother or fathers control drama and then secondly how you reacted to these control dramas. Which description most accurately describes your father’s/mother’s general attitude toward you? If you feel more than one is applicable, write a percentage on the description that applies (i.e. Poor Me 60%; Aloof 40%)

Did you stand up to your father/mother and take a strong or rebellious position?

Task 2 : Interrogator – Probed to see what you were doing, critical, undermining, needling, infallible logic, sarcasm, monitored you.

Bring awareness of how these control dramas possibly originated from your wounded mother/father and then your wounded feminine/masculine. Firstly by writing percentages of your mother or fathers control drama and then secondly how you reacted to these control dramas. Which description most accurately describes your father’s/mother’s general attitude toward you? If you feel more than one is applicable, write a percentage on the description that applies (i.e. Poor Me 60%; Aloof 40%)

Did you try to get his/her attention by asking questions? Did you try to be smarter than him/her or find loopholes in arguments?

Task 2 : Aloof – Tended to be distant, busy, away from home, not too interested in your life, unresponsive, secretive, and preoccupied.

Bring awareness of how these control dramas possibly originated from your wounded mother/father and then your wounded feminine/masculine. Firstly by writing percentages of your mother or fathers control drama and then secondly how you reacted to these control dramas. Which description most accurately describes your father’s/mother’s general attitude toward you? If you feel more than one is applicable, write a percentage on the description that applies (i.e. Poor Me 60%; Aloof 40%)

Did you withdraw into yourself or hide out in your room doing some activity by yourself? Did you stay away from home a lot? Did you hide your true feelings?

Task 2 : Poor Me/Victim – Always saw the negative, looked for problems, always talking about being busy or tired, made you feel guilty for not solving his/her problems.

Bring awareness of how these control dramas possibly originated from your wounded mother/father and then your wounded feminine/masculine. Firstly by writing percentages of your mother or fathers control drama and then secondly how you reacted to these control dramas. Which description most accurately describes your father’s/mother’s general attitude toward you? If you feel more than one is applicable, write a percentage on the description that applies (i.e. Poor Me 60%; Aloof 40%)

Did you try to make your father/mother feel that you needed help, money, support, attention by focusing on your troubles so that he would pay more attention to you?