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This is brilliant, Anton. You’ve beautifully captured the experience of stepping out of the drama triangle. My favorite part of recognizing I am in the drama is the inner peace it brings.

The section on orientation resonates deeply; it’s a reminder of self-fulfilling prophecies—you attract what you focus on. I’m so proud of you for not only applying the lesson but sharing it so thoughtfully.

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Thanks for your help with this one Taha! Appreciate the pointers in the right direction, even if it took me a while to apply them :)

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I felt my heartbeat increase just from reading the message from the PM at the start.

Great article, Taha and Anton!

Thanks for the shoutout for my "tiny thoughts".

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Mine still haven’t gone down 😂😂

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Oh my! This is a great post and exactly what I needed. The examples you gave were very real and relatable!

As I read, all the different situations came to mind where I (or some people around me) have been playing "victim". Putting these labels, made it easy to identify the problems and think about solutions.

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Thank you Suresh! Glad it was helpful :)

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Also the storytelling was spot on. Very engaging and impactful.

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Excellent article! I’d used it somewhat at work but it’s refreshing to see it illustrated so well

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Thank you Gaurav! :)

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Nice write-up! In these situations I find myself often helping people understand where the other party is coming from. Most of the time it makes the conversation a lot easier, definitely agree that it plays an important role and that people struggle with it quite often.

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Yeah, that’s the best way to get out of it. It’s not easy though to detached when you are angry.

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TIL about the Karpman drama triangle, nice writing Anton!

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Thak you! It's an interesting concept :)

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I learned some interesting concepts from this article!

The key is moving from a victim to a creator mindset (focusing on the solution, not the problem).

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I agree. A simple change, but very hard to execute!

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Amazing article 🫡

So much relatable

Wanted to know what happened on the wednesday timeline, was it shipped 😅

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Thank you Shivam! :)

I simplified it a bit for the article. One of the things he promised was much more complex, so I let them know that this one will take a while, but the other 4 were shipped by Wednesday :)

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