Adlerian (Individual) Psychology: "Yes, but..." (neurosis)
This phrase of Adler's
was his shorthand for
neurotic operations. The neurotic
recognizes the requirements of living ("Yes, I see what is required of
me..."). However, he or she seeks
an exemption through excuses, alibis, hesitation, or other maneuvers
("but, I can't do it because...").
Here the person puts forth his or her reasons; there are as many reasons as there are avoiding and hesitating
human beings. The Yes, but... is linked to the
sense of discouragement which these individuals feel in the face of the
challenges of life, and is an expression of the hesitating
attitude.*
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*Excerpted with permission from Griffith, Jane & Powers, Robert L. An Adlerian Lexicon - Fifty-Nine Terms Associated With the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Paperback, 1984