Developed by Stephen B. Karpman (Fairy Tales and Script Drama Analysis, 1968).
Maps recurring conflict as three roles (victim, persecutor, and rescuer) that people rotate through, so each can see their part and step out of it.
When to reach for it
When the same interpersonal conflict keeps recurring at work and the people in it trade blame and rescue without resolving anything.
How it runs
- Identify who is playing victim, persecutor, and rescuer.
- Notice the role taken by default.
- Watch how the roles rotate.
- Choose the counter-move: own power, own vulnerability, or trust others' capacity.
- Hold the new stance without waiting for others to change.
Where it sits in SOLVE eX
Go to the source
- Fairy Tales and Script Drama Analysis, Transactional Analysis Bulletin, 1968