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Neurosis and Symbolic Castration
- Neurosis stems from mistaking the other's demand for the other's desire.
- The neurotic tries to cheat symbolic castration to preserve uncontaminated enjoyment.
Phobia Example: Fear of Skyscrapers
- A man refuses to enter skyscrapers fearing hidden skulls on walls.
- He cannot perform the normal repression others use to cope in those spaces.
Neurosis as Mental Nature Preserve
- Neurosis preserves a mental fantasy realm, separated from reality.
- This keeps uncontaminated enjoyment hidden, resisting the reality principle.