"Freud" Is One Letter Away From "Fraud"

It took me 7 hours to force myself to read 5 pages of Freud. Why?

The man is absolutely insane. To say that only "unhappy" people have fantasies shows an awful misunderstanding of the human mind. To say that fantasies are the root of psychosis is a crime against humanity.

Day-dreams are not merely, as "Fraud" suggests, "merely an extension of childhood play." They are a vital part of the human life. We MUST have day dreams. They inspire us to work harder. They give us solace. And they are most certainly NOT the root of mental illness.

A dream is harmless. A fantasy is harmless. Acting on said dreams and fantasies may not be, granted, but who was ever harmed merely by thought? When was the last time you, my dear readers, killed or raped or maimed someone merely by thought, by fantasizing about it? If any of you can answer "yes..." seek professional help.

I shall assume that most of you have answered "no" to my question, and pose this question: is day dreaming bad? Indeed, is "play" necessarily a bad thing for an adult?

My answer? No, it is not. Play is a vital component to the human condition. It is through play that we learn, and without it, we are little more than drones. Perhaps "Fraud" saw it as a sign of mental illness; I see it as a sign of mental health.

Perhaps "Fraud's" problem was merely that HE wanted to kill his father and have sex with his mother, and merely reflected that on to his "victims?" You decide.