In showing us how to make the conscious decision I'M OK-YOU'RE OK, he has helped millions of despairing people find the freedom to change, to liberate their ADULT effectiveness, and to achieve joyful intimacy with the people in their lives. I got the impression that many of these people left the theater wondering what was really going on, sure there must have been a message, but unable to find anything relevant to them or liberating in terms of how to end fun and games in their own lives.

The magazines and mental-health associations say psychiatric treatment is a good thing, but what it is or what it accomplishes has not been made clear. During the past twenty-five years, beginning with particular intensity in the years immediately following World War II, the popularity of psychiatry would seem to have created expectancies far beyond our capacity to fulfill them.

During the past twenty-five years in my work as a psychiatrist—in the treatment of patients and in the administration of large institutional programs—nothing has excited me so much as what is happening today in my practice. They may turn to Dear Abby for advice or find themselves delightfully portrayed in Peanuts, but is there anything both profound and simple related to the dynamics of behavior which will help them find new answers to old problems?

In contrast, Games People Play was on the Best Seller List for over 100 weeks, but never hit the coveted number 1 spot. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. At that time the mother’s death had produced a severe depression, which had persisted over an extended period of time, despite all the efforts of the family to help her transfer her affecti As several decades have elapsed since Harris published I'm OK, You're OK, some of the cultural references which were relevant at the time of the book's publication are now less accessible to contemporary readers not familiar with the period.Readers who are looking for a self-help book with a list of strategies or who would be bothered by a book that has not been updated in 50 years are unlikely to enjoy I’m OK-You’re OK. The boy might simply have problems that are not (necessarily) a consequence of “I’m Not OK, You’re Not OK” position. Their position of power is threatened when the adolescent starts operating in the Adult; unless the parents are equally Adult, the transactions will cross.