Posted by Netmask on 09/14/05 07:10

Well as for Freud, these days he really is considered a bit of a period
piece, identifying the psycho-zeitgeist of the 1890's to 1920's dealing with
frigid women in Vienna and uptight rigid males, you know the stiff upper lip
types and the typical and dangerous posture military males assume - chest
out and a rigid back - a chiropractors delight in old age! I digress, but in
2005 Freud doesn't have much relevance. A good historical figure in the
development of psychoanalysis along with Adler and even Reich.
I don't think you could afford the airfare down to the South Pacific nor
cope with the relaxed lifestyle but I could fit you in for an appointment
early next year? We don't charge as much as US psychoanalysts...


"Netmask" <netmask56NoFleas@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> Well if that's the case the whole Australian nation must be one of those
> hoopla's - guns and switchblades are banned in this country and would be
> collectors of these items are regarded by the majority of the population
> as mentally ill....
>
> "Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
> news:43257106.58113609@news-server.houston.rr.com...
>> On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:16:05 GMT, "Netmask"
>> <netmask56NoFleas@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I
>>>>>I have a can handy near my desk because I use it to polish the brass
>>>>> bolsters on my switchblade collection.
>>
>>>I'm more worried about the 'switchblade collection' a budding jack the
>>>ripper!
>>
>> You are what psychiatrists call a "hoplophobe". That's a person who
>> has an irrational fear of weapons. It's the hoplophobe we need to be
>> concerned about, not the switchblade collector. According to Freud:
>>
>> "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional
>> maturity." The wish is father to the fear, i.e. the fear of weapons
>> arises from an unconcious impulse or wish to do something
>> socially-unacceptable with them. This is combined with a lack of
>> mature coping mechanisms to deal with these feelings. Ever notice just
>> how angry and impulsive hoplophobes are."
>>
>>
>> --
>>
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>>
>> "What is history but the story of how politicians have
>> squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?"
>> --Thomas Sowell
>>
>
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