primal repression, n.All

Primal repression (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠society's first rule: that this game is serious — that is, not a game at all.

Primal repression (n.) precedes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the after-pressure met in therapy and is probably precipitated by quantitative factors, excessive excitation breaking through the protective shield.