, who became one of Sigmund Freud
's earliest followers, and was once described as "Freud's most distinguished pupil." According to Ernest Jones
, "Stekel may be accorded the honour, together with Freud, of having founded the first psycho-analytic society"; while he also described him as "a naturally gifted psychologist with an unusual flair for detecting repressed material." He later had a falling-out with Freud, who announced in November 1912 that 'Stekel is going his own way'.
His works are translated and published in many languages.
Born in Boiany, Bukovina
, he wrote a book called Auto-erotism: A Psychiatric Study of Onanism and Neurosis, first published in English in 1950.
Candor is always a double-edged sword; it may heal or it may separate.
People who do not understand themselves have a craving for understanding — a thing which is rather surmised and never spoken than known and clothed in words.
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
Anxiety is fear of one's self.
In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.
Love at first sight is a revival of an infantile impression. The first love object reappears in a different disguise.
Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are certain lies which may constitute a far better and more secure foundation of happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.