Psychoanalysis

Welcome to Virgil and Sigmund’s Cocktail Party!

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« If Freud had worn a kilt in the prescribed Highland manner he might have had a very different attitude to genitals. » — Woodrow Wilson

Let’s talk about your drinking.

Aw, just kidding: that’s your business and none of mine. There’s certainly no shortage of reasons — or might these be excuses? — for it nowadays. Speaking of which, here’s the recipe for the Freudian Slip Cocktail, which is presumably what ol’ Sigmund is shown energetically mixing up below. Cul sec, friends!

Virgil Partch‘s « Sigmund Freud’s Cocktail Party » originally appeared in Playboy Magazine’s August, 1962 issue.

Let’s keep it straight. Check out Exhibitionism: Misconceptions and Tips to Practice Safely.
More on the subject with Introvert vs Extrovert: A Look at the Spectrum & Psychology.
Let’s skip the envy… the theory of wish fulfillment gives us more to chew on, so to speak..
What are compulsions? As if you didn’t know…
Here’s What You Should Know About the Oedipus Complex (the fancier, more scientific appellation).
I love that chair! Why don’t you take a seat and peruse A Brief Introduction to Dissociation?
The Herd instinct or How cultivated individuals can become barbarians in a crowd… tell me about it! (is that Bea Arthur in the light green dress?)
Meet The Invisible Wall of Psychological Resistance and wail.
Yes, good old self-sabotage. Try, if you’ll allow yourself,Taming the Inner Storm: Strategies for Managing Internal Conflict.
« Hallucination, the experience of perceiving objects or events that do not have an external source… »
A common affliction in superheroes, one would expect. Here’s a piece about Sigmund’s take on the concept.
Ask yourself this: Are you subconsciously seeking out rejection?
A sizzling double header of Why You May Act Immature During Anxiety-Provoking Situations and The Instinct Theory of Agression. Watch the fur fly!
And finally, Freud’s hysteria and its legacy. Good night everyone, and where’s that designated driver at?

-RG