The Drama Triangle (Victim, Prosecutor, Rescuer) by Stephen Karpman Explained

When you're in a toxic relationship, do you consider yourself the victim, the rescuer, or the persecutor? The Drama Triangle, first described by Stephen Karpman in the 1960s, illustrates the dysfunctional relationship between the victim, rescuer, and persecutor. Find out how each of these roles makes your toxic relationship worse.

So, which type did you relate to?

Writer: Sara Del Villar
Script Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Kure (new animator)
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

#victim #rescuer

[claraclara]

Time Stamps

1. The Victim 1:01
2. The Rescuer 2:58
3. The Persecutor 4:30

Ily Psych2go ♥️

[AP-bywr]

Can we just admire the fact that they are all growing trees from their heads?😩😍

[musicrocksoffical]

As a person with severe anxiety and some depression, I find lots of comfort from this channel. (even tho this vid didn't really apply to me!) Thanks a lot for making content for people like me. ;)

[wanderingthoughts]

Special shoutout to the animator, it's on-point along with the voice. And super cute.

[dizzy_ddigital]

This animation is BEAUTIFUL! So much frames, expression, movement, shapes, I love it so much! Great job Kure! ❤❤❤

[jeizschey]

This one is so helpful for me right now. I just realized that I have a little of victim mentality but shifts to a rescuer most of the time and then becomes a persecutor in a subtle way when I bottle up negativity.

[toky]

3:16 I understood "are you someone who *sleeps* in like a superhero to save others?" and thought yeah i like that idea

[silvercake]

I love the artful transitions to the next/between scenes, and the art style. It's lovely and clever

[therisingrainbow]

I love how they time everything to when I am looking for certain videos. I want a video on how to help your mental health when you are not well psychically and just have to wait for the doctors to figure out what they can do to help.

[thatskindamean]

The animation in this was a perfect complement to the informative voice-over! Great job as always :)

[hyunjinsamericanhoe]

thanks for raising awareness on these topics! we all will forever appreciate this channel :D p.s this art style is adorable!

[anvitron]

Congratulations for the new animator, they have an amazing style!

[Sadlander]

When I went to therapy (trauma, depression), at some point, my psychologist drew a triangle on the board and explained this to me. At the end of that session, I was so mad at her! I thought
_"How dare you think that I like being a victim, expecting someone else to save me?! As if I was making this up, pretending to be depressed to be a victim, hoping people will feel bad for me! F You! I don't want anyone's sympathy!!"_

It took me a moment to understand that her goal was not to accuse me of anything but to make me understand that there is no "rescuer", that if someone is going to save me, it has to be myself.

Looking back at it, I realise how well she knew me. This could have ended very badly if she did this to someone who would have taken it the wrong way and think _"Nobody understands me, even my therapist doesn't understand me! There is no hope..." and who would have "ended" it.

[shratama]

I'm always so excited every time you upload a new video! Your voice is very reassuring, the drawing make me comfortable, and the tips are probably life changing! Just wanted to say thank you for making everyone informed. I'm sure I can speak for pretty much all of your viewers! Thank you!! <3

[moldyseulgi]

SUMMARY:
1. The Victim- 1:16
2. The Rescuer- 3:14
3. The Persecutor- 4:46
Are you one of these three? Tell me if you are!

[lizby]

I'm never going to be able to unsee this 😳

[anasofiagr]

I LOVED the animation style of this video <3

[Simon]

Another new animation style? Perfect. ❤️

[starletjoachim]

Being single is lonely. Being in a relationship is stressful. Either way, you really can't win.

[bobothebunnycat]

Hi, I think this is great, I would like to suggest that you expand this video with what has been suggested as the opposite of this. The victim being the Creator, the persecutor being the Challenger. I think it could really help people not fall into shame spirals or things of that manner when learning about this.

Love your work though, and you've really helped my daughter, many thanks!