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An Obsessional idea (n.) is a self-reproach in disguise, the adult blaming himself for a childhood pleasure under a substitute name.
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An Obsessional idea (n.) is a self-reproach in disguise, the adult blaming himself for a childhood pleasure under a substitute name.
Obsessional idea (n.) seem, like dreams, without motive or meaning, yet the wildest can be cleared up by finding when they first appeared and when they recur.
The Obsessional idea (n.) "I should like to kill you" means at bottom "I should like to enjoy you in love", love having regressed into sadism.