Dreams Reflect Our Inner Conflicts

Freud's revision of his dream theory reveals a struggle to integrate the concept of the death drive with his existing framework of wish fulfillment. Despite the profound impact his original theory had on the understanding of the unconscious, the introduction of the death drive challenged him to reevaluate his theoretical constructs. This tension indicates a difficulty in reconciling the pleasure principle with the complexities of anxiety dreams, suggesting that the evolution of his ideas faced resistance from his deep attachment to prior discoveries.