When someone has you in a trap…and you can’t leave. Emotional, physical, financial, etc.
The “Relationships” deck of cards goes deeper into sorting things out with people who really get under your skin. Don’t get overwhelmed by the number of cards. Just pick out a few and see how they apply to the people and conversations in your life.
Everyone knows someone who gets through life by running in the opposite direction whenever it’s time to take responsibility for something. In my game called, “DramaGuru Revelation”, this style of behavior is assigned to the Rabbit position.
Evangelist Joyce Meyer says that her father raped her more than 200 times when she was a teenager. In the spirit of using bad experiences to help people sort out what happened to them, I’ve used Joyce’s story to illustrate how people get stuck in traps using what I call a “DramaGuru Analysis”.
Conspiracy theorists love creating story lines that sound like plots from spy movies. Secrets. Powerful people. Follow the money. Choose a hero to rescue the good guys. Laugh at everyone else who doesn’t get it. And recruit new people to join your crusade.
At a base level, I have to trust people. I have to feel connected to something. I need to trust the organizations that serve us. But my trust is broken.
DramaGuru Revelation is based on eight (8) positions and eight (8) attacks. For liars, I’ve chosen the Skunk position and three (3) attacks: the Turncoat, the Sneaky Millie and the Two-Timer.