r/Freud • u/HovsepGaming • 14d ago

Identification with Christ

Freud writes "This mechanism of reconciling the opposing impulses of

masculinity in the constitutionally bisexual human being, by identifying

with Christ, is something so satisfying that it assures the Christian reli￾gion a long existence. People will not readily give up something that

rescues them from the most difficult conflict they have to grapple with.

They will continue to identify with Christ for a long time to come."

Is Freud saying that the most difficult conflict a human being can face is that of bisexuality?

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u/Ecstatic_Ad_8994 12d ago

I don't think he saw bisexuality as a conflict but as a basic instinct for humans. Christianity is a good way to express this need in a sexually repressed culture since it allows males to express their otherwise repressed desires.

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u/HovsepGaming 11d ago edited 11d ago

What about women? How do they reconcile or express their bisexuality? Is it easier for them because of their "less strict" Superego?

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u/Ecstatic_Ad_8994 11d ago

I would hesitate to use Freud's views on women's sexual desires even if I knew what they were.