Revista Estilos Artigo Página 184 Maria Helena
Revista Estilos Artigo Página 184 Maria Helena
Revista Estilos Artigo Página 184 Maria Helena
abstract
This work addresses the obsessive neuro-
sis in women. It aims to evidence an ana-
logy between a case described by Freud in
1917 and a case extracted from my own
clinic. We can verify in both cases that the
obsessive woman appeals to the Other
woman, not to question her about the
mystery of femininity, as the hysteric one
does, but to place her as a witness. Both
cases denote a feminine position, the
woman being forced to remain loyal to her
only man. This article ilustrates that the
obsessive woman differs from the hysteric
one in her symptoms, in her relation with
the joyment, in the relation with her man
and with the Other woman. However, as
women, they both consider love as being
the most important thing in their Iives.
palavras-chave
neurose obsessiva, Outra mulher,
posição feminina
keywords
obsessive neurosis, Other woman,
feminine position