Freud and the UnconsciousEssay Preview: Freud and the UnconsciousReport this essayFreud was particularly interested in the psychoanalytic school of thought and the founder of psychoanalysis. He believed that our unconscious minds are responsible for many of our behaviors. According to Freud, he thought that there was a significant relationship between slips of the tongue and what we are actually thinking. Today these are called Freudian slips. Similarly he believed that we get information, like our fears and wishes, out by just merely saying what comes to mind. He was able to tell a lot about people, including their past experiences, how they were feeling, and what they wished and feared, just by simply encouraging them to speak whatever came to mind.
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From The Early Years: An Oral Text on Psychology–and a History of Thought
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From The Early Years: An Oral Text on Psychology–and a History of Thought
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From The Early Years: An Oral Text on Psychology–and a History of Thought
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I have to admit. Those were some pretty strange lines I was saying on that tape recorder. Some of which I might indeed know where they came from. Lets begin at the start of the tape when I began with, “I dont care. Thats just the way I am. I dont give a shit.” This attitude of mine occurs quite frequent. If I were Freud, I would probably interpret this as to how I really feel about things. I in fact do have an “I dont care” attitude more times than none, but I didnt realize the severity of it till I heard this tape of myself. Aside from my schoolwork, rarely do I care about much. I never care about what people think of me or what other people do.
In the next segment, I said, “Its like… I dont know. Die. Maybe God will. Yeah… maybe.” I think here Freud would suggest that I was feeling lost and helpless and wishing for either an easy way out or help. This is very true. Many times Ive thought that dying would help to solve all my problems and make things all better. Shortly after, I realized that it wouldnt. Things would actually get worse. If I were to ever commit suicide, it would be against Gods will and He will instantly reincarnate me into a newborn, who later in life will have to deal with the exact same problem which I ran away from earlier