by Eric Berne
First published 1964
Behind the polite facades of everyday life, people engage in unconscious psychological games, jockeying for power, intimacy, and status. In Games People Play, pioneering psychiatrist Eric Berne pulls back the curtain, revealing the ulterior motives and self-destructive patterns that permeate our most important relationships. From the go-getter who always one-ups their partner to the martyr who baits others into giving them attention, Berne dissects the unspoken rules and payoffs fueling our most frustrating interactions. But this is no clinical textbook - it's a provocative, darkly humorous field guide to the manipulative games that hold us all captive.
Genres: psychology, sociology, self-help, non-fiction
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, psychological-thriller
Setting: Dewas Senior (India : state)
Period: 2023 plus
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