
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Why Theory
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The Dream Work, Right?
The main kind of dream we're consumed with is the nightmare. And freud, who was really a doctor, had patients come to him and tell him that they kept having thee dream,. Like soldiers in the war, they would keep having thi dream of like a friend of theirs dying. The idea here is that whatever it is that you do that you find pleasure in, it needs to be extended. That's the reality principle. So let's move into the nightmare. Step away from the dream into the dream is over. We move into the world where one happens. It's fascinating how so there's little discussion of anxietry, but there's precious little about the nightmare.
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