From the course: Working with Difficult People (2017)

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Understanding games players

Understanding games players

From the course: Working with Difficult People (2017)

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Understanding games players

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- The next type of difficult person that I want to have a look at is the games player. These people could definitely be classified as toxic. Although, to be honest, we all play games a little bit and most games players aren't aware they're doing it. So I want to explain the underlying structure of games playing, give you some examples of games and then in the next video, I'll suggest some ways that you can deal with games players. In a way, you don't need to know exactly which game they're playing with you. You just need to identify that they're a gamey person and then you can plan how to deal with them but understanding the structure and the types of games will help you to spot games players. So the structure of games is based on a thing called the drama triangle which consists of the persecutor, the victim and the rescuer. Often, there are only two people playing and they move around the triangle. So for example, if I said, it's alright for you with your well-paying job and your…

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