The usefulness of regular obsession

The usual obsession gives us the ability to make detailed observations useful in various professions and especially in psychoanalysis.

In another article (1) I referred to obsessive temperament normal, different from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), that virtually enslaves those who suffer, forcing them to stop overly ritual, repetition and minute details.

Some of my many passions include Greek mythology, literature, history and psychoanalysis.

In Greek mythology we Pygmalion, king of Cyprus, who unsuccessfully sought the perfect woman to marry her, and like today, of course I did not find it. Disillusioned, he devoted himself to sculpture and that's how he came to build a perfect image, which he named Galatea, which is love and thanks to the collaboration of the goddess Aphrodite, the statue came to life and demanding that the king could marry.

The myth of Pygmalion and Galatea gave rise to many works. The best known are called Pygmalion and My Fair Lady.

The first, written by George Bernard Show, tells the story of an English linguist who, using his high powers of observation, could know what each London neighborhood lived as are hearing the phonetics of their speech.

A few years earlier, also in England, had appeared the fascinating adventures of Sherlock Holmes (narrated by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), who using his high powers of observation, came to discover the perpetrator of the crimes to be guided by evidence that any have gone through high.

At about this time and place, Sigmund Freud invented psychoanalysis elevated using his powers of observation, as this scientific art uses linguistic clues that normally seen anyone would overlook.

As we see, the obsession normal (close observation), pays off.

Note: Original in Spanish (without translation by Google): La utilidad de la obsesión normal.

(1) El perfeccionismo usado para no hacer

(This is the Article Nº 1.715)

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