Appropriate stroking requires prior knowledge of a patient's feelings and rackets. Stroking real feelings is effective when offered with a knowledge of patient's ability to face those feelings without Adult contamination. Of course stroking is only a single tool in TA psychotherapy and has to be understood and integrated within the whole concept of therapy and cure.
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