Transactional Analysis: A valuable tool for understanding yourself and others

TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS

A VALUABLE TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF AND OTHERS

Problem: many of us are looking for ways to improve our day-to-day relationships. Transactional analysis can help!

Aim: to gain a better understanding of our behaviour and our relationships with other people.

FAQs:

What makes transactional analysis different from other approaches?

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How can you learn to use transactional analysis?

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Many of us are leading increasingly hectic personal and professional lives, leaving us feeling as though we are constantly swept up in a whirlwind as we rush to get everything done and fight to succeed at all costs. This can soon lead to conflict in our relationships with other people and produce a deep-seated sense of unease. However, most people eventually come to the realisation that many of the habits they have developed as coping mechanisms are actually counterproductive, and have only led to wasted time instead of happiness.

Transactional analysis (TA) allows us to work on our relationships with both ourselves and other people. All too often, our chronic lack of time results in a failure to listen to others and even to our own needs. Rather than taking the time to work out why we feel uncomfortable, we ignore our feelings and take an individualist approach which only makes things worse and may undermine our wellbeing. However, understanding our own inner processes and the