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All adults and kids need to feel respected enough by themselves and the people who mean the most to them. So our ruling personality subselves constantly decode others' beha-viors for implied signs of disrespect. We can perceive accurate-ly or not that another person's attitude about us is...
= "I feel we're equals in dignity and worth now. I respect your and my needs equally now." Communication works best when each person (a) is guided by their true Self (capital "S") and (b) receives genuine " =/= " R-messages from their partners. more detail / guidebook / article / close |
"I'm
1-up (superior) -
my needs matter most to me now."
"I'm
1-down (inferior)
- your needs matter most to me now."