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Quote by Sigmund Freud
A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, e

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist. – Sigmund Freud

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He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore. – Sigmund Freud

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Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. – Sigmund Freud

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Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it. – Sigmund Freud

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Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young. – Sigmund Freud

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Much of what is labeled mental illness simply reflects our – George Vaillant

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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

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I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them. – Susan Sontag

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