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5.0 out of 5 stars
Groundbreaking psychoanalytic study of the nature of lust,
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This review is from: Sexual Excitement: Dynamics of Erotic Life (Maresfield Library) (Paperback)
Stoller's views on sexuality have intrigued me since I first encountered his 1976 article "Sexual Excitement"in the 1976 Archives of General Psychiatry published by the AMA. In brief, he posits that "normal" sexual excitement, untainted by overtones of sadism, control, rejection fantasies and other psychological baggage, elicits a pallid, tame level of erotic fever compared to the off-the-charts levels of addictive excitement elicited by these add-ons.
He is highly critical of untested Freudian theory and in this volume details an enlightened view of feminine sexuality (penis envy -humbug!)as well as a perceptive analysis of the dynamics of SM, exhibitionism and other distortions of loving, uncomplicated intimacy. This book is highly recommended for anyone attempting to treat individuals suffering from distorted sexual impulses. If I have a criticism, it would be that he appears to suggest in his writing that loving, truly intimate sex, untainted by at least subtle elements of hostility, is a rarity. I hope he's wrong, but in my thirty years experience as a psychotherapist and friend of many couples who pass as normal, I'm not so sure. |
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Sexual Excitement: Dynamics of Erotic Life by Robert J. Stoller (Hardcover - 1979)
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