Contents

IV  Introduction

1. “Somehow I found myself…”

2.  “My receptors made me eat it.”

3. “The Devil made me…”

4.  “I’m PMS’ing, big time.”

5.  “I’m no good.”

6.  “I’m no good,” embellished; Hints on out-victimizing

7.  Addendum to “I’m no good.”

8.  “I was only trying to do the right thing.”

9. “The alcohol (drug) made me do it.”

10. Sex that “doesn’t count.”

11. “It is your fault (mom, dad) for not being available when I was ten.”

12.  “You don’t go back…”

13. “My therapist told me that you…”

14. “What more can I do that apologize?”

16. “You make me feel…”

18. “Please tell me what to do.”

20. Finding the “right” therapist

21. “It was the computer.”

22. “I had to…”

23. “Time slipped away.”

24. “Your … intimidated me.”

25. “If I did what I want then they (you) will be angry.”

26. “It is my unconscious.”

27. “I was only trying to get back at you.”

28. “You are so wise (strong, etc.).”

30. “Everybody else was doing it.”

31. “I just lost it.”

32. “I’m bored.”

33. “I’ll pay you back as soon as I can.”

34. Advanced Irresponsibility:

35. Devious hints

36. Hints on how to deal with those who use the statements in this book.

37. How to tell if the irresponsible person really wants to change.

38. Notes on responsibility

40. A bit of personal history.  

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