title: Some thoughts on being and having.
abstract: A distinction is made between having and possessing, the former former being related to being and the latter to various forms of psychopathology. Within the therapeutic experience a transition from possessing to having is seen as necessary. The idea of insight is related to a recognition of this transition and, ultimately, to the realisation of one's-own-death. Suicide is briefly considered in this context.
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000209:etiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013405:Suicide