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The Drama Triangle in Addiction: Victim, Rescuer, Persecutor

Colorado mountain landscape graphic titled The Drama Triangle Victim Rescuer Persecutor, representing relationship patterns and cycles in addiction.

The argument starts the same way. You confront the behavior.He deflects.You push harder.He shuts down or escalates. And somehow, by the end of the conversation… You’re the problem. This cycle has a structure. It’s called the Drama Triangle. WHAT IS THE DRAMA TRIANGLE? The Drama Triangle is a pattern of unhealthy relational roles: • Victim• […]