1. Civilization and its Discontents
... life. Intoxication is a measure one uses in order to deflect ones conscious from the pain and misery in ones reality. In "Civilization and its Discontents," Freud reveals three measures one may indulge in to evade the unhappiness and disappointments in ones life. He cites one such measure as the indulgence in intoxicating substances. When ... he experiences. As Wilhelm Busch said in "Die Fuomme Helene," "He who cares has brandy to." Intoxicating substances like alcohol manipulate our body and change its chemistry. It is mans pursuit of happiness that drives him to use a mechanism such as ...
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