Friday, September 23, 2011

Freud: "Notes Upon a Case of Obsessional Neurosis (Rat Man)

This reading was confusing, a bit difficult to read and also disturbing.  I'm not sure what to think in that he has some many issues - fear of his hurting his lady friend, having to consult his mother, his wish that his father will die even though he is dead, his fear of rats, obsession with mastubation, etc......I appreciated Freud's impression of this man, but even with his explanations I was still somewhat confused.  I didn't always get his dreams and didn't get the association of the mastubation with anything else, although it seemed to be linked to everything from music to books to death.  He also believes that he can see the future in his dreams, such as tests and death. 

In any case, this man has many issues - can just having so many serious issues be a form of OCD? - he seems obsessed with so many things on different levels and has different compulsions for the different issues.

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