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What Do You Say After You Say Hello [Kindle Edition]

Eric M.D. Berne (Author)

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How to have successful relationships in every walk of life.

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What Do You Say After You Say Hello? explains what makes the winners win, the losers lose, and the in-betweens so boring... In it, Dr Eric Berne reveals how everyone's life follows a predetermined script - a script they compose for themselves during early childhood. The script may be a sad one, it may be a successful one; it decides how a person will relate to his colleagues, what sort of person he will marry, how many children he will have, and even what sort of bed he will die in... What Do You Say After You Say Hello? demonstrates how each life script gets written, how it works and, more important, how anyone can improvise or change his script to make a happy ending…

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1386 KB
Print Length: 514 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 055209806X
Publisher: Transworld Digital (23 Feb 2010)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B003JCP5CY
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful

Good book on the nature of human destiny (spoilers) 25 Dec 2004

By Alain English

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"What Do You Say After You Say Hello" is a sequel to Dr Eric Berne's book "Games People Play". In that book, Berne argued that human beings participate in a series of deceptive rituals and manoeuvres ('games') that hamper real communication and intimacy.

In this book, he extends that theory (transactional analysis) towards human destiny that he says is predetermined by a 'script' people compose in early childhood before they have reached six years old. This script will determine whether that person is a winner, non-winner or a loser. Berne's theory is well founded, taking into genetic, prenatal and parental influences that make up a person's life script. The aim of the book is to act as guide for fellow psychiatrists in recognizing scripts and eliminating their more negative aspects in their patients.

According to Berne, a person's childhood-written script follows closely myths and fairy tales, and the differing roles (Hero, Victim, Villain, Ally, etc) than in simple common sense. People are capable of changing their scripts, but more often than not stick by them, as this is easier to do than to effect any real change in their lives.

Berne covers all aspects of the script using popular fairy-tale analogies like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood to help illustrate his points. He also includes objections to the Script Theory and a Script Check List for patients.

This book should be a handbook for human psychologists and would appeal to anyone interested in psychology. Casual readers, if they can hack the terminology, might find it interesting as well.

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful

A very insightful book around the topic of TA. 31 May 2000

By Magus

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This is a thorough and thought provking book written by the creator of Transactional Analysis (TA). It takes you from understanding the basics of TA to its implications in Theraphy and life in general. It allows you to look for your own scripts as well as reading those of others and it introduces to the reader the power of names. For those serious about TA it provides a pathway for future research as it is rich in references and for those new to TA, it is definately a book worth chewing and savouring its juices...Enjoy!

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful

Not for beginners 21 Jan 2007

By Ms. M. S. Whyte

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If you are new to "transactional analysis" I would recommend that you read "I'm OK, Your OK" by Thomas A. Harris instead because it is much easier to understand than this book which I found very challenging at times. Another book which I would definitely recommend is "Counselling for Toads- A Psychological Adventure" by Robert de Board which was a very interesting read. It teaches the basics of transactional analysis through a story based on Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

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Not for me but enjoyed his other book

I have read other books by the same author but this one was way too deep for me... although i have seen others have written recomendations in their reviews for those who are not... Read more

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A hard layman's read but worth the effort

After reading "games people play", I decided to delve further into transactional analysis this book certainly makes it possible for a greater understanding of how people structure... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Graham

Very tough read

I'm currently studying transactional analysis and this is one of the texts that of course it's founder Eric Berne wrote. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Neal Bolam

A wee bit heavy going

This is more of an academic read than an 'interested party' read. If you have previous knowledge of psychology (probably low level but nonetheless)then this would be a really... Read more

Published 11 months ago by MoragH

An Impressive Work of Practical Psychology

Eric Berne was a psychoanalyst who became well known in the 1970s for his system of "transactional analysis", the transactions in question being mostly those between a young child... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Baraniecki Mark Stuart

Discovering home truths

Have just finished reading this book and loved it. This is the third Eric Berne book I've read and I think it may well be his best (it was of course his last before he died). Read more

Published 17 months ago by artytype

The best book I have ever read,

I had 3 separate attempts at reading this book when I was younger as I found it quite hard going at first. Once I succeeded I read it again and again over subsequent years. Read more

Published on 20 Feb 2010 by J. Young

Great book on human transactions

I bought this book because I thought the cover was intriguing. I could see myself in it and wondering what have I done to make him/her angry. And why does it always happen to me? Read more

Published on 19 Feb 2009 by Alessandra Forti

What do you say after you say hello?

I read this book as an accompaniment to counselling several years ago and Eric Berne’s simple, elegant style had a profound effect on my psyche and the course my life took... Read more

Published on 22 Feb 2006

An important book

I read this book 15 years ago and it had a great impact. I've reo-rdered it to show it to others. Life follows script and is a game between actors. Read more

Published on 5 April 2005 by Poulsden Lacey

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