Road Interview Answers

The Road Interview Answers

Q.1. What color is the road?

The color you imagine is your present mood. For example, if your road is gray you are saying “ I

feel confused.” A.1. I feel

_______________.

black sad.blue I am healing.

brown unappreciated.

gray confused.

green healthy.

gold materialistic.

light beam spiritual.

multicolor traumatized.

pink protected.

purple special.

red excited.

white innocent.yellow happy.

The Road Interview Answers Q.2. Is the road smooth,

rough, or mixed? The texture of the road

shows present difficulty in life.

Fill in this blank with the responses from the right column.

A.2. Life _______________.

smooth is easy and pleasant now.

mixed has it’s ups and downs.

rough is difficult now.

The Road Interview Answers Q.3. Is the road solid,

broken up or in-between?

Your ability to progress in life depends on how firm your footing is.

A.3. I _________________.

solid am doing well.

in-between have some difficulty.

broken up struggle all the time.

The Road Interview AnswersYou continue walking and come to a river that must be crossed. The size and width are up to you. You cannot go around it but must imagine a way to cross. Whatever you need to cross the river is already in your mind--- just imagine yourself doing it.

Q. 4. How do you cross the river?

A.4. Concerning intimate or sexual matters, I am ________________.

boat moderately inhibited.bridge markedly inhibited.flying extremely inhibited.jumping extremely inhibited.riding a horse mildly inhibited but trust men.swimming trusting and uninhibited.wading trusting and uninhibited.walking on a log

mildy inhibited.

walking on rocks

mildly inhibited and aware of problems here.

The Road Interview Answers Q.5. What color is the water? The color of the water reflects feelings about an intimate

or sexual situation.A.5. I am dealing with issues of ________________.

black sadness.bloody someone’s incest.

blue, clear absolute enjoyment.

blue,murky feeling deceived.

fecal feeling depreciated

gray confusion.

muddy feeling deceived.

The Road Interview AnswersQ.6. How fast is the current? The speed of the current indicates how quickly we get involvedIn relationships.

A.6. When I think of intimacy or sex, I ____________________.

fast, white water am impulsive and excited by it.moderate am excited but somewhat

cautious.slow I enjoy it and take my time.stagnant I don’t enjoy it and feel trapped.


alligator– that I am a victim of someone. twigs, leaves– that I am a victim and a part of me

is missing. fish, trout– that sex is fun. fish, piranha– that I am a victim of someone. snakes– of someone being hurt by men.

Q.7. Is there anything in the water? If so, what?

A. 7. … and there are feelings __________________.


You have crossed the river and continue walking. You come to a house. Take a good look at the house. Notice the impression it makes on you.

Q.8. What color is the house?


A.8. Concerning support fromothers, I feel ___________.



gray confused.

green healthy.

gold materialistic.



pink protected.

purple special.

red excited.


The Road Interview AnswersQ. 9. What condition is the house in?A.9. and that my present support is _________.

good, without a symbol of victimization* as the obstacle---- excellent

good, with a symbol of victimization* in the obstacle ----”excellent”, or so I want others to think, but deep down inside I wonder whether I am fooling my-self? I may not want to face realizing how poor my sup-port system from others really is.

* see list next slide


*Symbols of Victimization

In general, a symbol of victimization is any personor thing that is not pleasant in the obstacle sectionof the interview. For example, the following aresymbols of victimization:

a fallen tree ( a very common answer)

an angry dog of other animal

a snake


used---- good enough to survive in life.worn---- worse than it should be but I am surviving.dilapidated---- very poor, and I wonder how long I will be able to survive emotionally with no one there to support me

Q.9. What condition is the house in?A.9. and that my present support is

_________.

The Road Interview AnswersQ.10. Does anyone live there? If so, who?

A.10. My self esteem is _________________.

family---- good.

non-family---- average, and I feel more loved by my friendsor associates than I do by my mother and father.

empty house (no one lives there)---- poor and I don’t feelloved by anyone.

myself---- truly excellent and I feel unconditionally loved bymy father (if the reader is a male) or my mother (if the readerIs a female).

The Road Interview AnswersWe continue forward in ourmind’s journey and come toan open field. A cup is on the ground, and we stop toexamine it. It can be of any size and description. Des-cribe the cup. Focus on itslooks, condition, and con-tents. Q.11. What color is the cup?

A. 11. When I think about com-mitted relationships in my life, I feel _____________.



gray confused.

green healthy.

gold materialistic.



pink protected.

purple special.

red excited.


The Road Interview AnswersQ.12. What condition is the cup in?

A.12. In this relationship I have felt ________.

beaten up---- victimized in this manner.

broken---- victimized in this manner.

chewed on----used by someone.

cracked----victimized in this manner.

dirty----deceived and lied to.

good, in the absence of a symbol of victimization----that this isa truly healthy relationship.

good, with a symbol of victimization as the obstacle----like de-ceiving myself and others into believing that it was a healthy re-lationship when it really wasn’t.

The Road Interview AnswersQ.12. What condition is the cup in?

A.12. In this relationship I have felt ________.

holes---- as if part of me is missing.

rusty---- victimized in this manner and sexually pre-occupied

torn----victimized in this manner.

weathered----used by someone over time.

The Road Interview AnswersQ.13 Is there anything in the cup?

A.13 I also felt___________________.

alcohol

if single---- commitment towards someone or something alcoholic.

if married or attached----commitment towards someone (not the attached partner or spouse) or something alcho- holic.

ants----victimized painfully.

blood----victimized by family.

The Road Imagery AnswersQ.13 Is there anything in the cup?

A.13 I also felt___________________.

coffee

if single–-- commitment towards someone less than

totally honest.

if married or attached----commitment towards

someone else (not the attached person) or some-

thing less than totally honest.

dirt—depreciated in the relationship.


A.13 I also felt___________________.

empty

If single----no present commitment to anyone or

anything.

if attached----no commitment toward anyone or

anything other than the attached person.

jewelry----the relationship has status and worth.

money----the relationship involved money.


A.13 I also felt___________________.

mud----sexually preoccupied and and deceived

in the relationship.

semen----sexually preoccupied.

water

if single----commitment towards someone or

something.

if attached----commitment towards someone

or something other than spouse.

worm----sexually preoccupied.


You continue walking down the roadand come to something that prevents you from going forward. This is theobstacle.

Q.14. What is the obstacle?

The Road Interview AnswersA.14. The most emotionally importantissue I have now involves ____________.

animal, dead feeling helpless,hopeless,worthless.

bear, angry feeling attacked and hurt.

beer cans unhappyalcoholism.

black cloud feeling sad andunfortunate.


briars painful progress.

bridge out paralysis during atime of transition.

bull, angry fear of an attack bya male.

car accident pain of familybreakup.


car, going the wrong way

guilt or shame dueto our direction.

car, junked worthlessness.

car, out of gas drained, exhausted.

cliff hopelessness.


construction site working on emotional issues.

cow, friendly being used orled.

dog, angry feeling attacked and hurt.

dog, friendly needing love.


fence keeping feelings inside.

fence, barbed wire imprisoned bypainful feelings.

flat tire self-doubt.

force field hidden anger.


gate death.

group of people feeling judgedby others.

guardrail questioningboundaries.

hill of dirt depreciation by a problem.


man, angry hurt by a man.

“me” takingResponsibility.

mountain overwhelmed bya huge problem.

railroad crossing feeling sidelinedtemporarily.


rock, boulder a significant unexpected problem

snake hurt or abused bya male.

tiger feeling attackedand hurt.


A tree is the most commonself-image.

tree, fallen feeling a victimof life.

tree, standing controlled by apowerful person.


Wall, general Keeping feelings inside.

Woman, angry Hurt by a woman.

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