The afterward is awful... The author read some reeeally outdated psychological theories by freud and didn't really understand it. The result is some homophobic trash. I'm quite glad that these theories of psychoanalysis are dying out. Some backwater psychoanalysts might still believe it but most don't. (Newer theories are less ... conservative and don't have these really hurtful gender cliches). But honestly, stay clear of psychoanalysis. Cognitive behavioral therapy and the humanistic approaches are way more accepting. Man, that made me really angry...
The afterward is awful... The author read some reeeally outdated psychological theories by freud and didn't really understand it. The result is some homophobic trash. I'm quite glad that these theories of psychoanalysis are dying out. Some backwater psychoanalysts might still believe it but most don't. (Newer theories are less ... conservative and don't have these really hurtful gender cliches). But honestly, stay clear of psychoanalysis. Cognitive behavioral therapy and the humanistic approaches are way more accepting. Man, that made me really angry...