Anal, neurotic, defensive, hysterical: We reference Freud everyday — often without even realizing it

He has such an ego. That’s probably a defense mechanism. I repressed that memory.Whether you like it or not, every time you use terms like this you are giving a small nod of approval to the field of psychology known as psychoanalysis. These are terms originating right from Sigmund Freud’s couch, yet most of us only have limited appreciation of what they actually mean.I’m not the most balanced when it comes to writing about Freud, or his highly problematic assumpt