Paul's Case Essay Escape

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Escaping or withdrawing from everyday life and trying to find some peace is so/mething that all humans do at one point or another in life. It’s natural for things to become overwhelming and stressful but just like all things, escapes from reality are healthy in moderation. Columbi asserts “Withdrawal that goes unchecked can become a general rule that is transmitted from parents to children, perpetuating itself as, in a transgenerational sense, a ‘style’ of mental functioning.”(91) Escape is healthy but once it becomes a constant state of living and a person can no longer function in normal society, escape becomes dangerous. In the story “Paul’s Case”, Paul has found that theatre is his escape, not being a part of the show, but simply …show more content…

There are many cases where a persons escape consumed them to the point that everyday life seemed blasé and they hated every aspect of it until they could re-escape into their fantasy world. Freud claims “If Phantasies become over-luxuriant and over-powerful, the conditions are laid for an onset of neurosis or psychosis.”This can be very detrimental. When a person feels that outside of his or her escape, they have no reason to live, thoughts such as running away and suicide sometimes blossom in their thoughts. They could eventually reach a breaking point . The argument that escape hinders a person has been brought up. This is a valid point and in some cases, such as “Paul’s Case”, this is accurate. When a person become so immersed in their fantasy, that they struggle in everyday life, it can cause issues. In work, home and school, if a person can’t see the good anymore in their life, they may begin to self destruct when they are no longer in their escape. However, that’s rarely the case and the issue is typically caught and corrected before it reaches this extent, Moderation, as stated before is

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