the artificial fire

by skazka



Summary

John seeks out Kreizler for assistance in a small matter.

Notes

We must not however, forget that we deal everywhere here with a quantitative comparison, with the struggle between motives of diverse force and intensity. The urging of the strange and inexperienced physician does not suffice for the "association resistance" in a grave hysteria. One must resort to more forceful means.
Sigmund Freud, The Psychotherapy of Hysteria

Secret grief is a cannibal of its own heart.
Herman Melville

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Imported from Archive of Our Own. Original work id: 13933398.