TED* Tools - An overview of the DDT and TED*
The Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)
The Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT): is based on Dr. Stephen Karpman’s original Drama Triangle and is comprised of three intertwined roles, Victim, Persecutor and Rescuer.
Victim (the primary reactive role that is at the heart of the triangle); Persecutor (who or what the Victim blames for their suffering), and Rescuer (who or what intervenes to try and take away the Victim's suffering). People shift in and out of playing all three roles in the DDT.
To learn more about the Victim life stance, read Chapter 4, “The Victim Orientation” in
The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)
To learn more about the Creator life stance, read Chapter 6, “The Creator Orientation” in
The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)
TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)
The counterpart or antidote to the Dreaded Drama Triangle DDT), is TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic), which offers an alternative set of relationship roles and dynamics. At the core of this new dynamic is a mindset and approach to life called the Creator Orientation, which builds on choice rather than reaction as its foundation, and which is the antidote to the Victim Orientation that runs the DDT.
TED*provides the antidote for the toxic roles of the DDT and is comprised of the three alternative roles of Creator, Challenger and Coach.
Creator (the central role in The Empowerment Dyanmic that is the antidote to "Victim")
Challenger (who or what provides the necessary impetus for the Creator take action and make positive changes)
Coach (who supports the Creator as they define their current reality and take Baby Steps toward the achievement of goals)
The Persecutor and Challenger Roles.
Making the Shift from the DDT to TED*.
Check out our Video Vault to learn more about the DDT and TED*.
Brian Johnson of PhilosophersNotes.com Mind Maps TED* - Check it out!
"On a personal level, The Power of TED* provided more insight into interpersonal relationships and the potential dysfunction of human relationships than my psychiatry rotation and the years of working in a public hospital. Giving this look to others both in my personal and business life has allowed me to develop a common vocabulary that has facilitated first broaching difficult problems and then working towards mutually created solutions."
-Kenneth K. Adams, M.D.
The foundational frameworks of TED* include essential tools that support individuals, professionals and organizations in identifying limiting roles and how to replace them with more resourceful ways of being.
To learn more about the TED* triangle, read Chapter 8, “The Empowerment Dynamic”, in
The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)
