MODIFYING   FORCED   CHOICE
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
   
THE QUINBY ATTITUDE TRIANGLE
THAT IS
  YOU SHOULD
TELL ME
THIS BELONGS TO
DO YOU LOVE
“GOOD”
“THINK”
“YES”
“YOU”
“ME”
 OR
 OR
 OR
 OR
 OR
“BAD”
"FEEL”
“NO”
“ME”
“THEM”

MOST OF US HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH THE “FORCED
CHOICE” OF ONLY 2 CHOICES -- BY PARENTS, TEACHERS,
SIBLINGS, LOVERS, THERAPISTS. VERY OFTEN NEITHER
CHOICE IS USEFUL AS PRESENTED, AND ALLOWS US
ONLY THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF A DOUBLE-BIND CHOICE

FUNCTIONAL ISSUES USUALLY HAVE MORE THAN
                                          2 OK   OPTIONS
                                               2 OK   CHOICES
                                                    2 OK   VALUES

"SHARING” IS THE COMMON FUNCTIONAL ISSUE
“EITHER-OR” IS THE COMMON DISFUNCTIONAL ISSUE
AND THE TARGET OF FORCED CHOICE IS THE ADAPTED CHILD
THESE FOLLOWING STEPS DEVELOP A TOOL TO BREAK OUT OF THE ARTIFICIAL AND TYRANNICAL POWER-PLAY TRAP OF 
“FORCED   CHOICE   -   ONLY   2   OPTIONS”


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