1924 Quote by Sigmund Freud

Melancholia for Freud is the relationship that the subject takes up with respect to itself from the position of what he calls conscience or…

— Simon Critchley

“Neurosis is the result of a conflict between the ego and its id, whereas psychosis is the analogous outcome of a similar disturbance in…

— Sigmund Freud

A transference neurosis corresponds to a conflict between ego and id, a narcissistic neurosis corresponds to that between between ego and super-ego, and a…

— Sigmund Freud

Neurosis is the result of a conflict between the ego and its id, whereas psychosis is the analogous outcome of a similar disturbance in…

— Sigmund Freud

“We [of Thelema] are whole-hearted extroverts; the penalty of restricting one self is anything from neurosis to down right lunacy; in particular, melancholia.”

— Aleister Crowley

Melancholia is the beginning and a part of mania. The development of a mania is really a worsening of the disease (melancholia) rather than…

— Aretaeus of Cappadocia

“narcissistic personality disorder. This is the one you probably know something about. Its primary characteristics are grandiosity and lack of empathy.”

— William Landay

“Narcissistic personality disorder is named for Narcissus, from Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection. Freud used the term to describe…

— Donald W. Black

“When one takes under his control, the mind-speech-body which are under the control of vyavasthit (scientific circumstantial evidences); that is called egoism.”

— Dada Bhagwan

Pathology has made us acquainted with a great number of states in which the boundary lines between the ego and the external world become…

— Sigmund Freud

“The so-called sensitivity of neurotics develops along with their egotism; they cannot bear for other people to flaunt the sufferings with which they are…

— Marcel Proust

Narcissism is the intrinsic mental plague that keeps humans trapped into their futile existence and self-preservation needs.

— Rev Richard Skaff