The Oedipus Complex

The Oedipus Complex derives its name from a character from Greek Tragedy. This short animation explains the complex and shows how Sigmund Freud and Edvard Westermarck had differing theories around human sexual development.
Narrated by Aidan Turner. Scripted by Nigel Warbuton.
From the BBC Radio 4 series about life's big questions - A History of Ideas.
This project is from the BBC in partnership with The Open University, the animations were created by Cognitive.

[@DarryanDhanpat]

The origin of calling ur bf daddy

[@ThePlugTurtle]

HAAAAAA no.

[@FlowerPower-dw8pd]

A boy called me "sweet mama" once! XD

[@Missmmmmmmmmmm]

what

[@LoneStoneMaalik]

Car Audio Inc The fuck kinda porn are you watching?

[@guybuy7280]

How exactly?

[@hmmthinking4208]

Freud had some very strange ideas.

[@JustapErson]

He was what is known as a "projector."

[@ddd8-]

Maybe because of he was addicted to cocaine 😅

[@HandyAndy]

just 1 each hundred ^) *sometimes banana is just food@LOL*

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

This guy was probably hit in the head so hard.

[@shroomer8294]

Freud didn’t understand that Oedipus was a tragedy, I repeat A TRAGEDY!

[@averyoakley9332]

*Alabama has entered the chat

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

Real Human Bean nah I’m sure it’s people in Asia 80% of statistics are wrong you know. That one could be aswell but it could also be part of the 20% and so could yours which I doubt.

[@biancadadrummer5943]

Avery Oakley 🤣🤣🤣

[@realhumanbean7945]

@@-xnnybimb-9398 Your reading comprehension is abysmal.

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

Real Human Bean still looking for who the fuck asked annoying boomer

[@sheena6965]

That is so f up in so many levels. But it is happening, no one is denying it. Worldwide, mostly it is published in high poverty rate areas but I am sure it can happen in areas with good structure and income, but hidden from the public as they have the means to keep it quiet.

[@itsmeagainmargaret.1899]

Do people actually look at their parents in a lustful way. The thought makes me sick.

[@jeebiv4961]

You know this theory was made by a literal crack addict, right?

[@itsmeagainmargaret.1899]

xXx_sauceme daddy_xXx that doesn't mean some people aren't lustful towards parents and other family members

[@youngsabby]

it's not exactly pleasant for people who think it either...

[@Charlotte8591]

Unconsciously as children. Not like they actually want to lust after their parents. That's why the thoughts get censored. But your parents are the first example you have of a grown up man or woman. The first example of the other sex. The first time you actually saw another's genitals you probably saw your parent's genitals.

[@stjeep]

@@thedefenderofjustice8466 im going to get my degree and write a 5000 page essay on why i think cat girls should be created, i need to feel less alone in the world

[@ch.illmatic]

Nonetheless he was a genius who sure did coke and smoked a good amount of cigars a day, but he set the foundations of psychology. He's like Plato, who had an awesome amount of good theories, but a good amount of stupid theories

[@folklorianwitxh]

he tortured his patients tho and he's sexist af

[@byzantinehoney3384]

Psychology is all pseudoscience

[@henrykile]

@@folklorianwitxh I gotta defend my boi Freud. He's a legend. His discoveries will be relevant for eternity. Even the ones he got wrong... cause even within his errors there is truth. It's difficult to explain but trust me on this one, the guy was revolutionary

[@dudeistpreist5721]

I'd like to point out that there was an insanely large amount of inbreeding throughout human history and that we couldn't have 7 billion if we didn't.

[@maximillianphoenix9374]

Actually he was widely discredited 🤔

[@livinghistory9701]

Oedipus: the guy who gouged his eyes and committed suicide when he figured out he slept with his mom....

[@livinghistory9701]

@Yuu 02 What the fu-

[@flowerfleur8105]

@Yuu 02 Wait what?

[@hawamohamed9979]

@Yuu 02 Nigga??

[@user-go6vl7sw8z]

@Yuu 02 Every day. We stray further from God.

[@sorisaca]

@Yuu 02 oh my fucking

[@ryantay9642]

I remember when I was around six I would get jealous whenever my dad kissed my mom. Thank god ive grown out of that.

[@bigcrackerpants]

thats what you think

[@matneptune]

That's a perfect example!

[@desriameseoghene-akpodonor2668]

Glory to Jesus😭

[@esthermokami8093]

Why are you saying this in public?

[@ryantay9642]

@@esthermokami8093 Because it's relevant to the topic at hand.

[@artofwrick]

Freud actually creeps into the part of mind even mind itself can't.

[@mrmonsterhunter808]

This sounds like a serious problem for Sofia vegara's kid

[@aakashupadhyay7075]

MrMonsterHunter 808 one of the best comments I hv come across in a long time. Witty till the bone

[@LuisGarzaHo]

Miley Cyrus and his dad too

[@foscorsohil8940]

Can you explain the joke/reference?

[@redbullvodkaa]

@@foscorsohil8940 my take on it is Sofia’s character in Modern Family and her son Manny, where the two have a super close bond to the point he still sleeps in bed with his mom when he has nightmares as a teen.

[@Daisy_518]

You mean Gloria, right?

[@talleyturtle6506]

Hmmm... Do we trust the thoughts of a man who did large amounts of cocaine on the job, or the guy that actually studied things?

[@suryavardhansinghshekhawat865]

The guy who smoked cracked and spit facts and the other people who studied got jealous because his facts were hitting too close to home so they called him an idiot

[@aramramiz2704]

@@suryavardhansinghshekhawat865 nahhh freud came up with good stuff but he also was on crack and he did project alot science bro scientists can be brilliand in one thing morons in another

[@thevigilant6884]

@@suryavardhansinghshekhawat865 defense mechanisms such as denial and repression

[@Joelivingsten1667]

Freud was saying that competing with your father for your mother was more of an unconscious ego driven thing than a sexual thing, probably because men naturally compete over women even without realizing it.

[@Ihavemadeit999]

And also bc its the birth giver and he respects her .So nasty that people connect that to some sexual thing

[@aramramiz2704]

@@Ihavemadeit999 actually sexuality doesnt directly connect to sex. It can be inner impulses instincts that drive you not really lust in any way but yeah

[@_Iscream]

It was completely sexual. It involved penises.

[@bimbomancer]

sounds like an immortal technique song

[@andrewprahst2529]

@@_Iscream Fyi penises are also used to pee

[@totheway]

how is this channel not massive?

[@User-nu6km]

+Ben Pearson utube is american centric

[@diaargh]

+Ben Pearson i wonder the same thing, I mean this whole History of Ideas playlist has interesting topics, mesmerizing animation and don't forget about the narrator :3

[@napoleonb55]

Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves, whistle and dance the shimmy, and you've got an audience. - diogenes

[@coolandgood1010]

It's on a diet

[@libertygaming2409]

Everyone in the comments didn't really understand the video or maybe the video wasn't explained well. Nobody wants to bang their parents. The phallic stage is way under of the age of sexuality. It's unconscious which means we don't understand. We don't know we have these feelings. Because that is our ID but as we grow older we get ego and superego. "Oh he was a huge crack addict" doesn't mean that he wasn't a literal genius. I'm not saying drugs make you a genius. You can't disprove or prove his theories.

[@arthurking4408]

Liberty Gaming, Actually, by the age of 3 I was sexually attracted to my mother and her sister. So yeah sometimes people do wanna bang their parents.

[@Cyberinthe6ix]

Arthur King I could've went my whole entire life not reading your comment and be fine

[@arthurking4408]

Keta Francis lmao sorry, if it helps I don't feel the same way anymore

[@Cyberinthe6ix]

Arthur King lool

[@aqtruthhurts8761]

@@arthurking4408 Phew!!!🤔😏😉😉

[@panda5996]

I completely disagree. Oedipus did not grow up with his mother and his sexual attraction for her (if he ever had any) is completely different. If your mother's younger sister (your aunt) or your bio sister or some lady who is not even blood related to you (foster mother), raised you from childhood, you would still have the same view on them as well. It is not a sexual attraction, it is more of trying not to disappoint them. I forgot what the term was for that....

[@doubtkida3629]

But why this only with opposite gender parent

[@panda5996]

@@doubtkida3629people tend to notice less if a son is found arguing with his mom. Or if a son is found working together with his father to build something in the garage. It is the speculation.

[@ulti_mages9200]

Thats not the point, Oedipus misconception of his mother's identity gives him a child like ignorance. Just like how he doesn't know his wife is his mother, we at young ages don't fully grasp how wrong it is to be attracted to our mother. When he finds out much like when kids find out their disgusted by their former actions (subconsus thoughts for kids) and it stays with him for the rest of life. it's a metaphore. Everyone knew Oedipus in germany back then, so it was relatable. It was also symbolic of Germany killing it's father ( true Ancient greek philosophy) and banging it mom (creating a highly nationalised version of Ancient greek philosophy)

[@panda5996]

@@ulti_mages9200 It also depends on culture as well. Fathers from the place I grew up at, value their first born son the most. The first born sons are expected to learn their fathers’ trade and continue their legacy. Second sons are to find innovation. Daughters… well they help the mothers until they are married off… Other cultures like Chinese even go as far as to abandoning their daughters because each family can only have one child…

[@guysontop7433]

@@panda5996Yea, it is cultural thing. In my culture too, the first born son is supposed to be the successor. There is no need to kill your old man. However, sibling rivalry is common though. But i guess in your culture all the sons in the family have their own roles to play. I think Oedipus complex is for only son who is pampered by his mother since childhood. In this case, it is the parents fault for not raising their only son right.

[@brecarter4616]

Who’s here after R.Kelly talked about marrying his mom?

[@aqtruthhurts8761]

😲😖😫😜

[@emmanuelnkana9668]

nobody cares about why you came to this video

[@bog4543]

A Person racist

[@WakaWaka2468]

He be black tho

[@bog4543]

Liam Gallagher Okay and

[@GhulamMurtazaDahar]

No understand the logic behind two famous dialogues: 1. "Who is your Daddy?" 2. " Who is your Mummy?"

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

That's an interview... and has nothing to do with the video to begin with.

[@Saulgoodmane]

Ghulam Murtaza Dahar pedophiles and sexual deviants in Hollywood controlling mass media put that idea out there I have no desire for a girl I’m having sex with to call me daddy nor for me to call any woman that’s not my mother mommy and any curiosity around that was due to what I saw on television and pornography which we already know is plagued with broken/damaged souls

[@itsjusttammy8990]

Sigmund Freud trying to prove his mommy kink wasn’t just him

[@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb]

I love how the comments sections about Freud's videos are always full of critics who have probably never touched one of his books.

[@libradoureta4469]

i love all freud theory, cool.

[@wiccaslick879]

...Hahaha @ Marcos Garcia. I concur, sir. Probably never touched their mother's...either...sorry I couldn't resist that. It felt fitting...

[@aqtruthhurts8761]

@@libradoureta4469 Some are quite strange but I really like the brain teasing.

[@plokijum]

Not true! When I was young, I used to run my hands along the spine on the books in a library and I'm sure I've touched a lot of books then.

[@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb]

@@plokijum good 4 u

[@gumzy3000]

I'm not sure I agree with everything Freud stands for but I think there might be some truth to what he says. It's almost universal that moms will have stronger bonds with their sons than daughters. For dads, they tend to have a stronger relationship with their daughters. Maybe humans are just driven to the opposite sex in any way possible? It doesn't have to be as extreme as Freud says (sleeping with your own mom is gross and a very extreme scenario) but it can be in smaller subtle ways. You find the opposite sex attrative because of biology or socialization and that gives boys a chivlarous, almost protective attitude towards thier moms while girls look at thier dads as protectors and providers - qualities most women also look for in a potential husband. People do say men choose wives who are like thier mom unconsioucly and the inverse scenario for women is choosing husbands like thier dad. I definitley think this is true to a degree. In the end of the day, Freud was too extreme in his thinking but he was 100% on to SOMETHING.

[@debendubarman5253]

There is a gene which code a trait which is why a person finds close relative sexualy unattractive... But feud thoery is for children who didn't even attain thier puberty!! And thier phycosexuality is in development phase!!! Sexuality and min is a important factor for human species its deemed to be complex... And so we all somewhat have suffered from this complex which we cant remembered but helped to develope adult physcosexuality in comolete manner... As we desire Love and affection from our sexual partner modeled after our opposite gender parent. The gene activates during puberty only 🥲😪

[@panda5996]

Wrong oedipus did not grow up with his bio mom.

[@RickyCespedes]

I agree

[@lunalu552]

@@panda5996 This is a complete BS. Mothers should have a stronger bond with their daughters and detach from their sons earlier. It has always been like that with humanity and still can be seen within some tribes. The father is a non present figure his job is to provide and protect while the mother does the raising. When both reach a certain age the boys are taken by the father to learn "man role duties" while the daughters keep with the mothers helping raising the other children since they will need this knowledge when they become mothers themselves. What happened in modern societies is that there was less cooperate and the woman was left alone with the children, they felt self hate for their role as women and started to project on their own daughters while idolizing their sons who were now hitting the puberty but only in touch with their mothers, the emotional incest started. All humans first love is their primary caregiver, usually the mother, but women are sexually attracted to men while men can protect their fantasies on women. Women bonding more with their sons is not normal.

[@panda5996]

@@lunalu552 uhh… all i said was oedipus did not grow up with his bio mom.

[@Ren-of7oh]

The illustrations are beautiful :)

[@mikeh5399]

Freud clearly never read Oedipus. Oedipus doesn't have an Oedipus complex; he did everything he could to prevent killing his dad and sleeping with his mom.

[@alexanderkosmaspapastathis6003]

He him self , did nothing to be exact

[@manuel5114]

+Mike Hermida I think it's just a name he chose, not like he really thought Oedipus had Oedipus complex. Besides, the.. "psychological" nature of what happened to Oedipus is completely different from what happened with Elektra.

[@ianramirez9921]

Manuel Lujan Exactly. It's just an expression. He just named the complex after Oedipus because of the simple rivalry part.

[@kurt7842]

You've clearly never read Freud as he says that he tries to identify with the father to prevent castration anxiety

[@_xlampix1439]

It's not about Oedipus not liking it, it's about him being unconsciously attracted to his mother. That's the basis of the theory, that kids unconsciously find their parents and their traits attractive.

[@poklzhou]

yeah, an argument can also be made that we subconsciously want every one of opposite sex in the world under our command, but how could that mean anything?

[@marthagillespie14]

A feeling of family-arity as in "I feel like I have known you all my life" often precedes "falling in love" or "love at first sight." I wonder.....?

[@alexeifando747]

Freud seems to have been more concerned with marketing his idea rather than justifying it. If it weren't for the intentional sensationalism, his "theory" would have been long forgotten.

[@Musicman-q2x]

Alexei Fando If Freud is no good then why does everyone still talk about him?

[@alexeifando747]

Well, like I said, the reason people still talk about him is because many of his ideas were sensational, like men wanting to sleep with their mothers, which is bs. Also he was among the first to establish the practice of psychoanalysis. Mostly he was first on the scene of introducing the practice of psychology, despite being wrong on too many accounts. Most of his ideas are not academically credible today. This is not a secret. His importance today is perhaps due to his impact on modern culture instead of academia. www.google.ca/amp/io9.gizmodo.com/why-freud-still-matters-when-he-was-wrong-about-almost-1055800815/amp

[@oopsiepoopsie2898]

wastelandsoldier1 that’s was to keep bloodlines pure. But the normal person would marry some one outside of the family. Most people don’t want to fuck their family memebers

[@Niyologist]

@@alexeifando747 Only a few men desired their mothers sexually, but that's due to clingy upbringings.

[@debendubarman5253]

Nope a prepubertal boy hardly know what is sexual activities or dream of it... He is just attracted to feminine figure of his mother and wants her all the love and affection.

[@milesgwatidzo3124]

Really now cause when my dad kissed my mom I always felt happy for them and the of incest is Alien to me

[@aqtruthhurts8761]

Now you know why someone came up with the family game "Twisters".

[@Mimi-cc3mr]

Sangwoo real quiet after this video

[@ew-mb5ff]

STOP

[@javajav3004]

really well drawn

[@Te4mUp]

ThePhrenegade Um no?

[@javajav3004]

Te4mUp dang man I'm just saying it's well drawn no need for hate fam

[@javajav3004]

Te4mUp Alright man there's no need for hostility.

[@Te4mUp]

Trump 2016 Racist white male

[@javajav3004]

Te4mUp I don't see how race has anything to do with anything but just so I'm pure blood Ethiopian. I understand how "racist" could be used by you as an insult but being a "white male" isn't inherently bad in my opinion. Have a Merry Christmas by the way!

[@marcpadilla1094]

I never had a close relationship with anyone in my family. Dependency is a more apt description. That in of itself is dysfunctional. And i passed that on to my kids who are closer to their mother as the emotionally healthy parent.

[@r.jclark4641]

BINGO! It doesn't have to be sexual for the basic tenets of the theory to work.

[@stephaniebleach4041]

I never went through this because my dad left us and I’ve never been so happy about it😌✌🏻

[@reginafranco8355]

._.

[@thevigilant6884]

That's not a good thing, its called having daddy issues

[@beverleyreid563]

funny!

[@wholelottapain8130]

so you have daddy issues? 👀

[@GregBiggsDETHKIDS666]

Not what I wanted or planned to come across this morning, but it is so important for humans to understand and face these things so we can someday rise above the base urges that drive much of our motivations;without us being aware most of the time, and become something better stronger than just... our "feelings".

[@RNB_lovr]

I agree with Freud, basically I think that your mom, being the first lady in your life greatly effects your development, and you associate femininity automatically with your mother subconsciously. so when you see an attractive lady, chances are she has some features of your mother, mainly hair color and other maternal features.

[@victorruu4ee0]

Is the inconsciently that do this, and not the subconsciously

[@lucreziavilante5993]

I guess if they're good parents, goodness can be seen as attractive by the child, but viewing them sexually without having an aversion to that idea of the parent, is bizarre.

[@FeathersOnFire]

So parents set the standard for attraction

[@RNB_lovr]

@@FeathersOnFire probably

[@FeathersOnFire]

@@RNB_lovr yeah its like in an exam the Average mark students in a class get is 70%, doesn't mean you are absolutely gonna get 70%, that's just the main standard Did it make sense-

[@purple_siren_8624]

I'm not saying everyone has these sexual thoughts about their parents, I think it's more like a vague, extremely indirect and unconscious feeling that we grow out of. We didnt know any social constructs or how things work or should work when we wree kids. We are saying now that it's awful (ik it is) when we understand better. It sounds logical to me. But if anyone wants to discuss and talk let's talk

[@raneensharabati6890]

How would you describe the kind of parent-child relationship in “My Oedipus Complex” Support your response with textual evidence from the story. You must explain/prove how these quotes/examples relate to your response. can any one help me in this question

[@edwardzhang477]

lmao is that Danny devito at 1:19

[@kekkitykek1471]

0:00 baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more

[@aesthetictranny3402]

I don’t think I have a mother complex, I just want to be comforted by someone older than me. Someone with more experience in life, someone who knows about my and how to live it. It’s comforting to me.

[@9-0-55]

You may want to think again since your desire is based on comforting emotions as opposed to a logical conclusion.

[@aesthetictranny3402]

Killin Villains Well crap... Thanks for helping me understand though.

[@9-0-55]

A Gacha Guy. No problem. Continue your journey of self-exploration, especially through psychoanalysis. Sometimes all that is needed to spark your transformation is an epiphany :)

[@aesthetictranny3402]

Killin Villains I’ll definitely continue exploring! :D Good luck on you’re journey as well!

[@9-0-55]

A Gacha Guy. Thanks!

[@ykkhatri]

Awesome sketch

[@deevineinterventions]

I don’t care what he talks about, I could listen to Aiden Turner all day

[@Ferkeshu]

Imo its the fact that parents are the first figures we can make an analisys on so wr take them in that context as role modles for our thing.

[@TonyTLowkey]

Here after learning more about Jim Morrison. What a badass

[@pluton619]

court et concis, avec des mots simples . ça devrait être plus diffusé :)

[@Donteatacowman]

It does sound like Freud started these ideas off after giving therapy to people who reported childhood abuse, which would explain like 70% of it in my opinion. :(

[@marlow6289]

he did; he attributed childhood abuse to most neurological disorders very early on in his work

[@FonchoVidal]

Baby dont hurt me

[@Itsjustmyopinionduh]

It sounds like Freud was trying to suggest that the child is driving the sexual intent subconsciously which is a great observation but needs a lot of clarification to be responsible today. Honestly, both theories are great but Westmarck’s effect makes ethical and biological sense and is the winning theory for meeee. Thank you reading❤❤❤❤

[@Flux_40]

the striking thing for me is that they both put the blame on the child. in my experience it's the mother that loves the son, and the farther that oppresses the son. freud somehow assumes that the parents are godlike in their child rearing skills !

[@shreenjandutta]

Couldn't have said it more succinctly. 😂❤❤❤

[@MartianManHunter2258]

Chris Chan

[@Jx_-]

I was just waiting for it, and here it is

[@laliitablakerr]

no hay vídeos traducidos al español?

[@xx_shxwtycon]

This was one of the answers on my psychology test so I’m just making sure I wasn’t wrong lol

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

Could have not said any more succinctly 👏.

[@rathan7942]

I had this towards all other aunties aged betwenn 25-40 . but I did not face this problem with my mother or sister honestly then what is my problem am I having Oedipus or AM i honest.??

[@juliaf946]

Westermarck is right

[@mushaheeed]

Sean Romero I've seen guys with the problem.. it's something else.. definitely not lust.. but something related to strange psychology. All the cases I've seen where men had this syndrome, this lust-slave thung would be happening with wives.. but the mother thing is caused by the mother herself.. every case had an evil mother.. evil

[@maszamap3888]

Tell that to everyone with mommy/daddy issues

[@Charlotte8591]

With a narcissistic mother, it could definitely cause problems for the guy. My narc ex had a very narcissistic mother. She smothered him with her conditional love. She saw him as an extension of herself. He began to compare me to her, but I'm in no way like her fortunately. She couldn't stand me because I was taking her son away from her in her eyes. She just began criticizing me whenever I was around her. She is an evil woman.

[@Parrallaxatives]

“Five years ago you posted under a video about the oedipus complex, quote, “if she’s bad she’s bad”, end quote. What do you have to say for yourself?”

[@grace-yz2sr]

Aidan Turner in the circle at 0:11?

[@unamed2516]

This for some reason reminds me of the song "my mum was a woman" by Sidney carter

[@jeffreyrivers1983]

Evidence and time shows humanity to be one coin with two sides.

[@MadChemistMusik]

I think Freud was just trying to justify a little neural tangling he had in his own brain

[@moca304]

I’ve never been in love with my dad🙄. He was the strict parent growing up, I was hella a little scared lol. Proves that this is not true for everyone

[@DanielCruz-xq6eo]

It’s unconscious lmao, no one except in Alabama is going to just straight up lust after their genetic parents. It’s more of being loved by your dad and getting jealous when he shares that love with someone else, say your mom.

[@carl_consumer.of.reality]

It's an unconscious thing that happens when you are a small child, it doesn't mean you are lustful toward your parent in a sexual way

[@Muaddib2001]

What about the children who grew up without a father or mother or both?

[@phaedrus7971]

That’s it? No, the Oedipal mother weakens her children so they never leave her. There’s tension is her relationship with the father, so she gets her needs met by the kids. She does everything for them so long as they never leave. They become grown-up infants. It’s really sad.

[@marysolcute1]

Didn’t know 😭 this is very interesting

[@magnusthered5994]

Sick, disgusting Daddy diddler

[@angelsalazar2364]

I'm watching this video just to figure out how to pronounce oedipal

[@Pescasaurus]

I have my doubts about both theories

[@eurasiaacaci.-110]

Imagine making groundbreaking mental gymnastics just to justify you’re own kinks

[@xryyn2871]

Freud casually calling himself out

[@HotSause.-.]

I wish I hadn't seen this I was curious cause I saw cards that said a kid had this complex and then the mother excepted it I'm so confused what am I doing with my life

[@ji-su1142]

0:53 nice

[@d4rq0n3aphextwin]

You should check out the definition of the word complex. Because this problem is waaaay too complex to explain to people in 1:41

[@marcelomorini6739]

Please, have someone put subtitles in Spanish. Thank you!

[@whosyourdaddy4579]

Well well well!

[@mustardroshi418]

alabama complex

[@axolotl593]

Freud probably was just weird lmao

[@maxpoweroverdrive]

I think this is just a thought experiment and is only limited to fictions. *In real life, who is insane enough to do this?*

[@Misanthropic_hellhound]

Is it any wonder why his books were burned?

[@Ash_W04]

His books shouldn't have been burned but he does sound crazy

[@JoinAnimus]

Freud only used "mother" and "father" as symbolic placeholders for intimacy and authority; a point lost on this video and most of the time people discuss the Oedipus Complex. This video does it better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHYZpSBq8mpjsU

[@heart_shaped_teenspirit800]

Can this happen with siblings?

[@SteadyEddie1983]

I used to respect Freud until I learned he altered his data to fit his perceived narratives. Newton is also accused of this, too.

[@RexGalilae]

Edward Finley Newton, AFAIK, didn't alter data or even collect them. He derived data mainly from the works of Tycho Brahe and Johann Kepler. Even then, making up data might be more justified in mathematical areas like physics where things are mathematically proven to work in certain ways. i mean, come on! who didn't cheat in physics and chemistry lab exams? Needless to say, whether he made shit up or not, his theories were pretty darn accurate and he was a great genius

[@spikysweetpotato]

In this post-Freudian age the institution of marriage, as a by-product of religiously-fuelled monogamy, has deteriorated to the point that amorphous sexual identity, as opposed to rigid religiosity, has become the primary self-defining feature of the individual. But has anything changed? Has the entrapment of woman via marriage which Blake called a "gilded cage" merely deteriorated to the "rusty prison" of the Bang Bus, representative of the anonymous male-centric sex and continued subjugation?

[@rosasrose2499]

I'm here because of the R Kelly documentary. 🤔

[@h.hholmes.492]

Wow thnxxs for ending this video very shorty giving lots of stuffs and tons of effects and famous name in between without explaining a damn thing.

[@arkapravabiswas6501]

R. I. P. Oedipus and Electra.

[@amandaliu7439]

I'mma agree with Fester

[@siannons1971]

I don't believe in the Oedipus Complex, Freud may have felt this way and wanted everybody to feel the same because he was ashamed. I honestly didn't want to kill my mom and have sex with my dad when i was little. At least that's my opinion

[@LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor]

+shannon kif Maybe the Oedipus complex doesn't affect everyone?

[@bryanlop69]

+shannon kif According to Freud, you may be able to say that, but the truth is that you don't remember it. It's all subconscious...But, then again...If it's subconscious, how do we prove it?

[@linaje17]

its not about belive or not, its science

[@jestertycoon700]

No scientific proof behind his hypothesis, so disregard it

[@cake6851]

Freud was a crackhead who was only right about a couple things.

[@CarlosJosephManlapaz]

Freud's logic is clouded by his dark past. He's not so reliable.

[@nobe9133]

Chris chan….

[@simransingh8863]

I believe that theory which says .. we are not attracted sexually to those whom we grow up with.. eg mother,father, sister, brother and so on .. but again exceptions are for every thing and everyone .. some do develop sexual feelings for the blood related's .

[@landon3573]

Does this complex still occur with same sex parents? Like a little boy with two mothers vs two fathers and then a little girl with two mothers vs two fathers?

[@lauralivingstone4052]

Oedip complex isnt only sexual nature, it is active response to fathers violent aggressive terror to child as neurotic sadistic need for control and make fear and anxiu.to others. Child use mother as sanctuary harbour where find tender response for narcissistic oceanic feelings and expectation and make narcisstic balance. Oedipus complex is relative thing..adler, fromm, jung have different approach.

[@Ruby0465]

Did he start out with, "you love your mother, lots of us do"??????? 😂

[@namename7336]

Kind of ironic both theories have filters DNA plays a role.

[@bruhmoment.-.]

I have this.

[@businessaccount2060]

This shit is just fucking sick.

[@saylorgrey1029]

This theory is insane and demented

[@magnusthered5994]

Don’t blame the theory. It’s just an amoral hypothesis of things and concepts which may be real.

[@gerardoencinas753]

Nobody: Sigmun freud: "Yo mamma".

[@azhagurajaallinall126]

Both are true.. freud went extreme,but we gotta see similar & steps in it aka phases.. While Wester Mark effect true,but when there's disturbance & lack of parenting even in one side,lack of good friendship,may lead tto complex thoughts in mind Its Good,allowed ttp be socially active,inactive,being themselves without altering their outlook for others ex:bully,beauty pageant dressing style (Defense mechanism as i say) Thank you & wish you all will be well 😃🌟✨🌏🏠🙌 13.03.2023 05:14 pm ist

[@jamesnobody5587]

I like women that are completely unlike my mom + dad Think about that for a minute

[@aqtruthhurts8761]

Maybe you have "Penis Envy".

[@kiliankraus]

And what if you were in care or didn’t have a mother/father anymore? What happens then? Cuz surely something must happen otherwise there is no purpose in the complex in the first place.

[@K-Viz]

Who else came here after seeing the hallway fight scene from Oldboy? Haha

[@djojo6857]

me when i was little : can't even remember my father's younger face cause i was too buisy dreaming about space anime and halo creatures and a red bicycle turns out I'm a pansexual mess 🤣

[@mortemssoul6342]

Turns out your just bisexual but you want to be new and hip

[@djojo6857]

@@mortemssoul6342 whats wrong with that ?

[@birddaddydetta]

1:30 Well, nature is not doing a great job right now, does it?