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Rebecca C. Mandeville LMFT's avatar

This can happen with AI as well as it shifts shape to fill in whatever 'identity vessel' you are presenting with during a given exchange. Also reminds me of my 1998 theory where I postulated family systems are basically a relational database. Which eventually led to the development of a healing pathway for dysfunctional family system survivors suffering from "systemic identity overwrites". All this is my way of saying, "Great post!"

Timothy Miller's avatar

Tell me more about systemic identity overwrites, if you will.

Rebecca C. Mandeville LMFT's avatar

It is the core feature of a theory I put forth in 1998 and which supports / underpins my FSA recovery philosophy, it is specific to scapegoating, would a link to a page from my website do if you're still interested?

Rebecca C. Mandeville LMFT's avatar

Scroll down to ‘From Research to the Architecture of Recovery - from my website: https://www.scapegoatrecovery.com/about-rebecca-mandeville/

Timothy Miller's avatar

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Jule DeJager  Ward's avatar

Thanks. I have a character who needs to break up with her lover, but some of my workshop folk think that's too sad. You let me know that too bad, that's what she's going to do. She can't get out of it.

Timothy Miller's avatar

Hey, it's out of your hands.