The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant...

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy...

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy...

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

Demons do not exist any more than gods do, being only the products of the...

Demons do not exist any more than gods do, being only the products of the...

Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us...

Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us...

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are...

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are...

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a...

The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a...

Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what...

Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what...

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity

And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone...

And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone...

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until...

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until...

Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes...

Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes...

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

To understand one's self is the classic form of consolation; to delude one's self is...

To understand one's self is the classic form of consolation; to delude one's self is...