Consider the typical OCD for an object to be in its precise place, any sort of penchant for orthodoxy may well fall into this schema. From a familiar “functionalistic” vantage point, what this sort of OCD serves is precisely to offer a trigger for the frustration as it is mathematically certain that the condition will not be [...]
TV works Because our attention is wired to be glued to whatever moves Moving image
To delay a scheduled event Is to penalize those who were punctual
You drive And the car in front is non-transparent In the sense that you cannot see through its rear window what is in front of it Frustrating
Whisper it And all will listen
Cursive writing registers in the mind As if you engrave, you create canals, routes Curse and cursive, what is their etymological connection?
You clumsily hit your hand on a hard object. And you instantly get mad, you curse. Towards whom to you get angry?
During the football match, the goal exists throughout It is as if it hangs over the match, for it is in everyone’s perception, even if it never materializes
Proteas changed form ad libitum. Our libido shifts its object incessantly. Thus, the libido has a protean quality to it.
You walk on the street It’s dark and cold You hear a car coming from far behind You get on the pavement Irritating It changes your route Regardless, that is the inverse mirror principle When the environment acts upon you in a way that forces you to change your behavior According to the mirror principle, [...]