Sep 14, 2012 19:33
Cathexis: In psychoanalysis, cathexis is defined as the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.
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"Even after admitting this, there is no Catharsis. My punishment continues to elude me and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling.
This confession has meant… nothing."