Posted by fires on February 24, 2006, at 17:15:16
In reply to Re: Freud, Fliess, and Emma's nose, posted by Jai Narayan on February 24, 2006, at 15:28:45
> > "Nasal Reflex Neurosis" or how they butchered Emma.
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> > "Emma Eckstein (1865 - 1924) was an early patient of Sigmund Freud who underwent disastrous nasal surgery, undertaken by Freud's friend and confidant, Wilhelm Fliess."
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> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Eckstein
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>>>>>> wow, that's a horrible story.<<<<<<<<
(It seems that most articles spell Wilhelm Fleiss, not Fliess.)
I find it horrific, too. I read an article many years ago which detailed how Freud and Fleiss communicated about Emma. Everything was blamed on hear "nasal neurosis".
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