" The first of our questions was: 'Is it possible by means of analytic therapy to dispose of a conflict between an instinct and the ego, or a pathogenic instinctual demand upon the ego, permanently and definitely?' To avoid misunderstanding it is not unnecessary, perhaps, to explain more exactly what is meant by 'permanently disposing of an instinctual demand'. [...] we mean something else, something which may be roughly described as a 'taming' of the instinct. That is to say, the instinct is brought completely into the harmony of the ego, becomes accessible to all the influences of the other trends in the ego and no longer seeks to go its independent way to satisfaction. If we are asked by what methods and means this result is achieved, it is not easy to find an answer. We can only say: 'So muss den doch die Hexe dran!' — the Witch Metapsychology. "
― Sigmund Freud ,
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