What are the ABC's of psychology?
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"Neurotics build air castles, psychotics live in them, and psychiatrists collect the rent; we are all players in the grand theater of our own mind-made fantasies."
According to Osho, the ABC's of psychology are a playful pointer: A—neurotics build air castles (they imagine anxiously); B—psychotics live in those castles (they inhabit delusion); C—psychiatrists collect the rent (they manage the whole show). With humor, he exposes how mind-made fantasies trap us and how roles around pathology perpetuate the game.
It’s a joke saying some people imagine problems, some get lost in them, and others make a living dealing with it.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you notice when you’re building mental fantasies and step back.
- Encourages compassion instead of judgment toward mental struggles.
- Reminds you not to over-identify with labels; return to grounded awareness.
- Encourages compassion instead of judgment toward mental struggles.
- Reminds you not to over-identify with labels; return to grounded awareness.
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