Previous knowledge of Frued allowed me to go into the text seamlessly. I have always enjoyed reading about his theories on dreams and the subconscious, and he makes some interesting points throughout his writing. One excerpt that I likes read, “We frequently encounter the same repetition-compulsion as a therapeutic obstacle, when at the end of the treatment we wish to bring about complete detachment from the physician; and it may be supposed that the vague dread with which those who are unfamiliar with it view analysis, as though they feared to wake what they think is better left to sleep, is at root a fear of the appearance of this daemonic compulsion.” I can see how this relates to my life in many ways. For instance, I cannot tell you what is in my subconscious, as Freud himself says, it is there for a reason. But I do believe that we avoid certain things in life because we have something in our subconscious telling us not to go there. When I was a toddler, say about 2 or 3, my mother told me I used to be so afraid of the doctor that they would have to forcefully bring me inside. Now I do not remember this, even though I remember certain things from my childhood, this may have been one of the things suppressed. So how I related this to Freud, as Freud says in this excerpt, until today I still do not wish to go to a doctors office. And the only few times I have gone was do to some serious illness that would not go away on its own. I dont do standard checkups, and the smell and ambiance of a hospital doesn’t sit well in my conscience. As I do not wish to awaken what made me fearful 17 years ago, through irrational thought I currently avoid what will at one point be inevitable.