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"We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of for..." — Sigmund Freud

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating him from actuality.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud Psychologist • Austrian
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