How Freud’s Correspondence with Fliess Created Psychoanalytic Theory
How did psychoanalysis begin?
This short video explores the intimate and intellectually charged correspondence between Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Fliess, spanning nearly twenty years.
These letters reveal:
• The early formation of Freud’s ideas on sexuality and neurosis
• How Fliess’s controversial theories shaped Freud’s thinking
• Freud’s first formulations of the dream theory
• Personal struggles—family, health, and emotional strain
• The eventual rupture between the two men
The Freud–Fliess letters remain one of the most important historical documents for understanding the genesis of psychoanalytic theory and the psychological revolution that followed.
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