Common Behaviors of (reactive) Firefighter Part
Ironically, firefighters are concerned with self-preservation rather than self-destruction.
Distracting & Soothing
- Using: --> substances
- Spending:
- Bingeing/Purging:
- Preoccupying:
- Dissociating:
- Obsessing/Fantasizing:
- Harming:
Common Manager Fears
Adapted from IFS Therapy for Addictions (p3-4) by C. Sykes, M. Sweezy, & R. Schwartz
- Exile’s despair will flood the system and cause a functional collapse
- Managers will shame or inhibit to a dangerous degree
- Managers will accommodate other people too much
- Other people will control the person in detrimental ways
- Role as an essential protector is/will be underestimated or misunderstood
Adapted from IFS Therapy for Addictions (p3-4) by C. Sykes, M. Sweezy, & R. Schwartz
