Table of Contents

Foreword 15
Introduction 20
Goals of Ego State Therapy 22
1 What are Ego States and How Did We Learn
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About Them?
1.1 Ego States 26
1.1.1 The Nature of Ego States 27
1.2 Introjects 35
1.2.1 Nature of an Introject 37
1.3 Inner Strength 38
1.4 Ego States and Physiology 39
1.5 Ego States and Psychology 40
1.7 Efficacy 44
1.8 Related Therapies 45
1.8.2 Gestalt Therapy 46
1.8.4 Other Therapies 47
2 Accessing Ego States in Therapy 50
2.1 Non-Hypnotic Access 53
2.1.2 Conversational Technique 57
2.2 Hypnotic Access 63
2.2.1 Hypnosis 64
2.2.2 General Guidelines for Talking with Ego
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States
2.2.3 The Dichotomous Technique for
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Accessing Ego States
2.2.4 The Resistance Deepening Technique 94

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2.2.5 The Resistance Bridge Technique 95
2.2.6 Accessing States that are Reluctant to
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Speak
3 Using Ego States in Therapy 116
3.1 Processing Trauma 118
3.1.2 Neurotic Reactions 119
3.1.3 Finding the Trauma 120
3.1.4 Tools for Processing Trauma 122
3.1.5 When is Processing Complete? 144
3.2 Improving Ego State Communication 145
3.2.1 Negotiating among Ego States 147
3.2.2 Encouraging States into Alternate Roles 149
3.2.3 Working with Difficult and Malevolent
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Ego States
3.2.4 When is Ego State Communication Good
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Enough?
3.3.1 Ego State Mapping 160
3.3.2 Advantages of Knowing Your States 163
3.3.3 Personal Development with Ego State
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Therapy
3.3.4 Self Talk for Health: Experiencing Better
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Physical Health
3.3.5 How many States to know? 167
4 Applications of Ego State Therapy 169
4.2 Ego State Therapy in the Control of Pain 171
4.3 Couples Counseling 178
4.3.1 Bringing Relationships to a Higher
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Level: The Enhanced Relationship

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4.4 Reducing Depression and Anger 188
4.4.2 Anger 189
4.5 Panic Attacks 191
4.5.2 Panic Attacks Stemming from Residuals
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of Non-Assertive Behavior
4.5.3 Talking with a Person who is having a
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Panic Attack

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