I'm OK – You're OK: The Pioneering and Bestselling Self-Help Guide

Transactional analysis delineates three ego-states (Parent, Adult and Child) as the basis for the content and quality of interpersonal communication. Most of us are living out the not OK feelings of a defenseless child wholly dependent on others for stroking and caring. At some stage early in our lives we adopt a position about ourselves and others that determines how we feel about everything we do. For a huge portion of the population, that position is 'I'm Not OK-You're OK.' By exploring the structure of our personalities and understanding old decisions, Harris believes we can find the freedom to change our lives.