Posted by wendy b. on June 10, 2002, at 18:47:25
In reply to Do you believe the subconscious mind exists?, posted by mist on June 10, 2002, at 12:13:39
... and Freud (I know everyone here hates him, I don't) coined it for modern psychoanalysis. Other schools of thought have altered it to subconscious, and a lot of modern therapies refer to it as that.
For example, if you want to know more about Freud's take on the concept:"Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious" - self-explanatory. A must-read...
"The Psychopathology of Everyday Life" - subtitle "Forgetting, Slips of the Tongue, Bungled Actions, Superstitions and Errors," wherein he explains the idea of 'parapraxis' (pl. parapraxes), i.e. the famous 'slips' of the tongue, but others as well, such as slips of the pen and misreadings, chance occurrences, etc. He explains in his cute little 19th-century way how all of these reveal the presence and the nature of the unconscious.
In "The Interpretation of Dreams" he explains repression and internal (unconscious) censorship of wishes, and their fulfillment in dream-life; the kinds of dreams we all have, but wish we hadn't (death of a loved one, embarassment at being naked, dreams of flying, dreams of failing exams, etc.). Again, the scholarly, 19th-century delivery (but also the laconic sense of humor) make for very interesting reading, and a lot of the dreams he interprets are his own.
So I do certainly believe the unconscious exists, and just suggest to anyone so inclined to have a look at the guy who started the discussion...
Thoughtfully yours,
Wendy
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