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The FourF's: A Trauma Typology
13 Steps Flashbacks MMT
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The Tao of Fully Feeling
Recovering Emotional Nature
Recovery and Self-Pity
Forgiveness: Begin With the Self
Intentions for Recovery
Human Bill of Rights
Lovingly Resolving Conflict
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Human Bill of Rights
GUIDELINES FOR FAIRNESS AND INTIMACY
- I have the right to be treated with respect.
- I have the right to say no.
- I have the right to make mistakes.
- I have the right to reject unsolicited advice or feedback.
- I have the right to negotiate for change.
- I have the right to change my mind or my plans.
- I have a right to change my circumstances or course of action.
- I have the right to have my own feelings, beliefs, opinions, preferences, etc.
- I have the right to protest sarcasm, destructive criticism, or unfair treatment.
- I have a right to feel angry and to express it non-abusively.
- I have a right to refuse to take responsibility for anyone else's problems.
- I have a right to refuse to take responsibility for anyone's bad behavior.
- I have a right to feel ambivalent and to occasionally be inconsistent.
- I have a right to play, waste time and not always be productive.
- I have a right to occasionally be childlike and immature.
- I have a right to complain about life's unfairness and injustices.
- I have a right to occasionally be irrational in safe ways.
- I have a right to seek healthy and mutually supportive relationships.
- I have a right to ask friends for a modicum of help and emotional support.
- I have a right to complain and verbally ventilate in moderation.
- I have a right to grow, evolve and prosper.
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