In the simplest terms, you can either like or dislike yourself and like or dislike others. If so, we run a risk of being anxious, depressed, passive and, in general, a loser.
Nothing seems worthwhile.
At the least, this is an unhappy state of affairs and in the extreme, such a person's only recourse may be to withdraw into the utter hopelessness of depression or insanity. You can see the crucial role that interpersonal relations play in determining what we are like, personality-wise. Scripts will be discussed next, games when we discuss interpersonal relations. It reflects the kind of relationships we have had and expect to have with other people. Included in the myriad of messages are instructions, called injunctions , about what not to do.