The persecutor, victim and rescuer triangle.

I came across this concept while chatting with someone studying counselling. We were talking about abuse and what behaviour patterns allow people so inclined to think that an individual can be a victim to their bullying.

What I found fundamentally interesting about Lynne Forrest's article is the introduction of the Rescuer into the Persecutor-victim interaction. The discussion about the drama triangle is also good stuff but the inclusion of the Rescuer in the Persecutor-Victim dialogue caused a fundamental shift in my perception of the various abusive systems that occur in life.

Have you ever been in the situation where a workmate or colleague 'only wants to help' but you cringe at their being involved at all. Are you muttering under your breath 'no all you really want to do is balls it up!'. Could it be that Lynne's article is relevant in this situation?

It's also very interesting that a lot of Rescuers don't see themselves as fitting into that triangle at all.