Sigmund Freud: An Extraordinary Scientist
Sigmund Freud was originally an Austrian neurologist. He was an unconventional scientist who broke all the rules with his theory of psychoanalysis, brought a brand new perspective to the world of psychiatry, asked what no one else dared to ask and tried to find the answer.
When I examined the people who left their mark on history, I found a common feature in all of them: the determination to stubbornly ask the questions no one else dared to ask. History clearly shows that these people are idealists who sweep aside the concerns of social exclusion, alienation, ridicule or humiliation that they will eventually encounter in order to find the answers to their questions.
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Freud touched the nerves of most people with the theories he put forward. When a reader reads his writings and looks at the world with a different eye, they may have difficulty facing the reality that hits them in the face. What Freud ultimately tried to do was to enter into the concept of family, which is at the center of our lives, and question its sacredness. If family, a concept that people came up with in order to make their lives easier throughout history, was idolized and attributed sacredness over time, this was not Freud’s problem. Since he did not hesitate to make these disturbing inquiries on my behalf, Freud is not only an idealist but also a scientific revolutionary.
I thought about this love between fathers and daughters within the scope of the Oedipus Complex. If we consider this issue from Freud’s perspective; daughters act as a mirror to their fathers and confront them with their shadow sides. Well, doesn’t a son have the same effect, why are fathers always in conflict with their sons while their daughters are always lovable? The reason is simple, actually the father sees the shadow sides in both sons and daughters. The son is always an authority threat to the father in his subconscious. He cannot accept the shadow sides he sees in him as easily as he does in his daughter. However, the daughter is not only not a rival to her father, but also often his greatest supporter.
Who knows, maybe this is the reason why many men change positively after having a daughter?
