The Weird History of Psychotherapy Part 1 Freud: A Different Version of Your Dad

The cocaine addict who convinced the world children want to sleep with their parents

Vienna, 1866. Ten-year-old Sigmund Freud watches antisemitic thugs knock his father's hat into the mud. Jakob Freud picks it up, head down, and walks on. This moment of paternal humiliation would shape the entire field of psychology.

But this episode reveals the shocking truth textbooks won't tell you: Freud was high on cocaine for 10-15 years while developing psychoanalysis. His "revolutionary" theories weren't insights into universal human nature - they were the projections of a traumatized man who never dealt with his own demons.

What if the "father of modern psychology" was actually a trauma victim who never healed - and passed his wounds to millions of patients?

https://gettherapybirmingham.com/the-wounded-healer-how-freuds-trauma-shaped-modern-psychology/

This groundbreaking episode exposes how Sigmund Freud's unprocessed childhood trauma corrupted the foundations of psychotherapy. From cocaine addiction to patient manipulation, discover the dark patterns that still plague therapy today.

🎯 You'll Learn: ✅ Why some therapy feels manipulative (it's not in your head) ✅ How childhood trauma creates adult abusers in positions of power ✅ Red flags of toxic therapeutic relationships ✅ The difference between healing and psychological projection ✅ How to find truly trauma-informed treatment

⚡ Key Revelations:

• The 1866 incident that shaped Freud's entire worldview
• How cocaine addiction influenced psychoanalytic theory
• Why Freud decided sexual abuse victims were "lying"
• The surgical malpractice he covered up for a colleague
• His pattern of idealizing, using, and discarding mentors
• How victimhood became his justification for abusing power

🔍 Perfect For:

• Anyone who's felt harmed or confused by therapy
• Mental health professionals seeking historical context
• Trauma survivors looking for better treatment options
• Students questioning what they've learned about psychology
• Anyone interested in how personal trauma shapes entire fields

💡 The Bottom Line: Understanding Freud's unhealed trauma explains why so much of modern therapy focuses on the therapist's power instead of the patient's healing.

📚 Evidence-Based Resources:

More Articles on Freudian Psychology:

https://gettherapybirmingham.com/subjective-experience-in-trauma-a-comparative-analysis-of-freud-adler-and-jung/

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