In classical Greek literature, symbolic representations of
love were used to explain illogical love attractions. While often made to look like an
unpredictable illness, God(s) were thought to have been responsible for pairing
deep romantic relationships that nearly always ended in destruction.
Thousands of years later when science began planting his
seeds into the laws of mainstream civilization a renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Sigmund
Freud, created a form of therapy called psychoanalysis. His practice was rooted within a theory that unconscious
sexual desires thought to be a part of the subconscious desires, would manifest as emotional dysfunctions if they were left unfulfilled; the term Freud coined to describe the emotional turmoil in women was known as neurosis and some women today are still referred to as being "neurotic" in nature.
Most of us would agree that since those confusing historical
time periods, science has made bounding leaps in sex research and behavior that
are far more based in reality. For some reason,
however, we have all been asked to question our mainstream sexual practices and
fear for our own personal demise.
-Nichole Bergstrand-
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