facial expressions
caring demonstrated by, 6:71
chronic patterns inhibiting, 5:156–5:157
as contradiction, 8:378, 8:513, 10:15, 10:246, 15:57, 15:61
disrupting patterns with, 5:145–5:146
listening to, 7:182
faculty, 6:541–6:548, 8:240. See also teachers
familiarity, comfort with, 7:234
families, working with, 15:103, 15:126
fantasy
not a means to establish what actually happened, 14:204, 14:205, 14:208, 15:116
of past lives, 15:116
for sexuality issues, 6:195–6:196, 14:204–14:207, 15:115–15:116
as technique, 5:241, 6:195–6:196, 13:209–13:213, 15:56, 15:68, 15:72
Farewell, Good Friends (Jackins), 13:341–13:342
farmers
within class society, 8:414
food production increased by, 15:188
hydraulic rams used by, 5:3
oppression of, 4:102, 5:297
preservation of small farms, 15:169
sharecropping, 6:471, 6:477
fascism, as never happening again, 7:314
fatigue
acting in contradiction of, 13:239–13:240
as form of distress, 15:38–15:39, 15:142
hard work as damaging, 11:288–11:289
standing guard technique for. See standing guard technique
taking key actions to avoid, 10:33–10:37
A Favorable Situation for Reaching Out (Jackins), 11:125–11:136
FBI, as source of attacks on leaders, 7:252–7:253
fear of death
as another fear, not as danger of death, 6:403–6:404
commitment and, 6:411–6:412
contradiction of, 15:118–15:119
facing fear removing fear, 6:7–6:8, 7:79–7:80, 15:118, 15:191
Is Death Necessary? (Jackins), 3:127–3:139, 5:332, 6:130–6:131, 6:410, 15:118
re-emergence and, 6:158
scorning of, 6:82–6:83, 6:403–6:404
fear/fears
anger dramatization and, 10:51–10:52
any fear can be discharged, 7:79–7:81
contradiction generation blocked by, 11:354–11:356
of counselor getting in the way of care for client, 5:161–5:162, 5:169–5:171, 6:656
of death. See fear of death
of difference, 4:97
elimination of needed, 10:285, 16:146–16:147
indications of discharge of, 1:4, 2:80, 15:33
information overload and, 5:277–5:280
intelligence decreased by, 11:67
of Jewish people, 5:378, 5:386, 10:287–10:291, 10:308–10:310
of leaders, 6:393–6:394, 9:13–9:14
of men, 6:168, 7:163, 7:167
not being guided by, 16:53
as not helpful, 10:288–10:289
of nuclear weapons/holocaust, 7:80, 7:149
of pain, 15:120
as pattern blocking white friendships with people of color, 11:227–11:231
physical movement and, 15:59
policy development ability impacted by, 10:285
of political right, 8:168–8:169
racism as, 11:20, 11:467
Reality Agreement technique and, 14:43
reassurance about not helpful, 6:84–6:86
respect for needing to end, 6:81–6:88
restimulation of counselor’s fear, 7:96
safety as contradiction to, 10:50, 15:33, 15:59
scorning fear. See scorning fear
screaming and, 15:25
terror/heavy fear, contradiction of, 10:49–10:52
tone of voice and contradiction of, 10:50–10:51
trembling to release, 6:59, 10:50–10:52
wide world changing and, 12:52–12:53
women’s fear of men, 11:213–11:214
feelings/emotions
action not reliably guided by. See feelings/emotions, action not reliably guided by
addiction and, 15:51
assumptions about those of other people, 5:110–5:111
behavior versus, 3:61–3:62, 3:82
being in touch with versus discharge of, 8:230–8:231, 8:513
communication not using, 6:603, 6:643–6:644, 12:39–12:40, 12:60
deciding how to feel, 10:121, 11:65–11:66, 13:239–13:240
directions avoided due to, 14:112–14:113
disaster and, 4:77
discharge simultaneous with, 15:10, 15:47, 16:11–16:12
editing painful emotions out of articles, 6:446–6:447
feeling bad to feel better, 15:50
feeling the feelings, 3:64–3:65, 3:69, 4:38, 16:11–16:12
humans as all right regardless of, 15:198
integrity and courage and, 16:43–16:44
intelligence versus, 3:10
learning ability and, 3:91–3:92
liberation and appeals to, 15:169–15:170
logic to counter, 3:67–3:68
no bad feelings, 15:33–15:34, 15:48
as not reality, 15:17
pain amplified by, 4:42
of powerlessness. See powerlessness
rebellion based on, 6:546
restimulation. See restimulation
as signals, 15:34
as source of distress patterns, 15:147–15:148
feelings/emotions, action not reliably guided by
overview of, 16:10–16:12, 16:64
acting in contradiction of feelings, 3:65–3:66, 14:112–14:113, 15:16–15:17
difficulty of remembering, 1:42, 7:51
natural versus distress feelings, 15:34
thinking versus feeling, 3:64–3:65, 4:28, 4:48, 4:78, 15:21, 15:50, 15:79–15:80
fees. See tuition/fees
fetishes, development of, 6:199
fetuses. See also babies; birth
abortion of, 6:178–6:179
closeness and, 15:70
distress of, 7:367–7:368, 15:111–15:112
thinking and, 15:198–15:199
feudal societies
overview of, 5:292, 6:465, 8:404–8:405, 13:32–13:33, 13:78, 15:163–15:164, 15:166
Chicano/a history and, 8:433
evolution of, 3:75, 8:339–8:340, 10:226, 14:151, 15:202, 16:13
internal contradictions of, 13:58–13:59
nations not existing under, 13:33
remnants of, 6:471
societal rigidity and, 7:126–7:127
finances. See also Outreach Funds
during 1980s, 8:111
of literature/publications, 5:21, 6:426–6:427, 6:434–6:435, 6:498–6:499, 14:141, 15:181
management of, 14:137–14:144
money coming from others in RC, 6:305–6:308
self-sustaining, importance of, 5:18–5:19, 6:308–6:313
something-for-nothing pattern about, 6:307–6:308
support groups for, 14:143
First Draft of a Manifesto on Jewish Liberation (Jackins), 5:351–5:356
First Report to the World Meeting (1978) (Jackins), 6:357–6:375
first thoughts/flash answers
overview of, 8:251–8:253, 15:36–15:37
attention to by counselor, 15:48
diagnosis for specific problem, 13:217, 15:53
doubting of by client, 15:36–15:37
fitting to client, 3:25, 15:37
flash answers. See first thoughts/flash answers
flashers, 6:198–6:199
The Flexible Human in the Rigid Society (Jackins), 3:71–3:83
food. See also nutrition
addiction to, 15:109–15:110
production of, 15:187–15:188
For People, Against Patterns (1977) (Jackins), 6:587–6:596
Forever and Ever, launch of, 7:44
forgetting
dreams, 15:40
patterns causing, 11:102, 13:115, 15:18, 15:62, 15:92
forgiveness, need for, 7:363–7:366
Foundation. See Re-evaluation Foundation
Foundation Regular Fund. See Regular Account of Foundation
Four Leadership Positions (Jackins), 7:267–7:269
four steps/triad of how to counsel
adding fourth item to, 11:151–11:152
anyone will respond to, 10:283
clienting all the time habit-pattern and, 8:218
counseling with supervision and, 8:226
explained, 1:43–1:44, 7:130–7:135, 8:353–8:355, 10:13–10:17, 11:98–11:99, 13:112–13:113, 15:42
need to memorize, 10:246
for new counselors, 8:110
four-step rule for counseling. See four steps/triad of how to counsel
A Fourth Point (Jackins), 11:151–11:152
The “Framework” (Jackins), 6:205–6:209
A “Framework” for Humanity? (Jackins), 10:117
frameworks
overview of, 6:205–6:207
defined, 15:64
examples of, 6:208–6:209, 15:65
freedom to create, 8:58
for humanity, 6:673–6:674, 10:117
power of, 7:103–7:104
synopsis of, 15:64
free will versus determinism. See determinism versus free will
freedom of decision. See decision/deciding
A Fresh Look at the Fundamentals of Co-Counseling Classes (Jackins), 5:201–5:209
fresh start, as always available, 8:156–8:157, 10:23, 10:249, 11:13–11:14
Freud, Sigmund, 5:213, 15:137
friendships. See also closeness; relationships
attitudes to adopt and, 1:61
between genders, 1:55, 7:103, 7:161–7:169
as primary contradiction for oppression, 15:161
seeking outside own group, 7:354
support development based on, 6:295–6:296, 6:643, 7:232–7:234
white people with people of color, 11:20–11:24, 11:222–11:227, 11:232–11:234, 11:240, 11:242, 11:250–11:251, 11:445, 13:24–13:25
wide world changing and, 12:26–12:27
From the Men’s Workshop (Jackins), 8:313–8:338
frontier questions, examples of, 6:41
The Frontiers of Co-Counseling (1979) (Jackins), 6:77–6:95
The Frontiers of Counseling (Jackins), 13:111–13:137
The Frontiers of Theory June, 1988 (Jackins), 11:81–11:108
frozen needs. See also chronic patterns; distress patterns
overview of, 5:116–5:118
as addiction to past, 15:51
defined, 1:34, 15:21
discharge as only way to deal with, 15:21–15:22, 16:66
impossible to meet, 15:21–15:22
for parenting, 5:116–5:117, 5:118, 15:74
use of term, 10:47–10:48
The Fundamental Contradiction of the Owning-Class/Working-Class Society (Jackins), 16:131–16:135
The Fundamentals of Co-Counseling (1979) (Jackins), 6:57–6:75
Fundamentals of Co-Counseling Classes
overview of, 5:201–5:209
adequacy of for some, 5:138
attitude towards men and, 8:333–8:337
beginning, 5:201–5:203
contents of, 2:98
invitation to, 4:53, 5:202–5:203
lack of growth of, 8:110
ongoing classes after completion of, 5:250
opening to all who want to attend, 7:119
providing foundation of theory and practice, 5:243–5:244
The Fundamentals of Co-Counseling (Jackins), 5:42
Fundamentals of Co-Counseling Manual (Jackins)
history of, 6:431
re-reading, 5:146–5:147
funding. See finances; Outreach Funds; tuition/fees
future. See also classless future society; determinism versus free will
commitment not to let past impact present or future, 11:16, 11:400, 15:64, 15:App3
forecasting of, 3:103
free choice of, 1:43, 4:75, 6:18, 7:53–7:54, 7:365–7:366, 8:58, 8:85, 11:15, 16:65
fresh start always available, 8:156–8:157, 10:23, 10:249, 11:13–11:14, 15:79
as inviting, 4:90–4:91
not predictable, 5:148, 10:229
past not determining, 11:13, 11:16, 15:183
reclaiming power to guarantee future of world, 7:75–7:76, 15:13, 15:48
as unknown, 4:18, 10:273–10:274
The Future of Man manuscript, 5:41–5:42
future society. See classless future society
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