Robertiello, is one of the clearest examples of “Everything looks like a nail with a hammer in your hand.” (Everything looks like a penis with Freud in your head?) The vast majority of the book is him telling Connie that her dreams all indicate she really prefers men sexually. Most of this book is either heartbreaking or darkly laugh-out loud funny. I hope Connie, the female patient here, really did not exist, although the psychiatrist sure tries to persuade you otherwise. Robertiello, is one of the clearest examples of “Everything looks like a nail with a hammer in your hand.” (Everything looks like a penis with Freud in your head?) The vast majority The only redeeming value of this book is its horrific snapshot of homosexual “therapy” in the 1950s. ![]() The only redeeming value of this book is its horrific snapshot of homosexual “therapy” in the 1950s. At the end of four years of analysis, she is dutifully having sex with men-but she still can't sleep.more It's worth noting that the patient came in complaining of insomnia, not at all looking to cure her lesbianism. I'd feel sorry for the patient if I had any reason to believe she existed this book claims to be a real case study but the bulk of it likely came from the author's fantasies of what curing a lesbian would be like, if only he could manage it. There are a few similar analyses surrounding her sister's death, her brother-in-law's inappropriate advances toward her, her father's overattention to her physical health, and - of course - her mother's coldness. The good doctor's conclusion? The patient's lesbianism arises from hostility toward women due to guilt caused by unconscious sexual competition with her mother for her father, arising, of course, from witnessing at a tender age her parents having sex. The good doctor's conclusion? The patient's lesbianism arises from hostility toward women due to guilt caused by unconscious sexual co There is really no reason to read this book unless you're researching this kind of thing-it's not terribly well written, not terribly insightful, and not all that surprising if you're at all familiar with the prevailing approach to analysis at the time, pat Freudian analysis full of silly post-hoc interpretations of everything the patient says, does, and dreams. ![]() There is really no reason to read this book unless you're researching this kind of thing-it's not terribly well written, not terribly insightful, and not all that surprising if you're at all familiar with the prevailing approach to analysis at the time, pat Freudian analysis full of silly post-hoc interpretations of everything the patient says, does, and dreams.
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