In order for the patient to get better, his illusion, upon which his whole life is based, must be undermined so that he can live in the world which is here today, rather than in his 'If Only' or 'Some Day.'  This is the most painful task which the script analyst has to perform: to tell his patients finally that there is no Santa Claus.

• eternal present
• transactional analysis
• illusions
• self-delusion
• awakening
• the fourth way
• life