"ノイローゼの人々は自分の病気について不平を言いますが、それを最大限に利用し、それを奪おうとすると、母ライオンが子供を守るように激しく守ります。"
— Sigmund Freud
Simplified Meaning:
People who worry a lot complain about their problems, but they actually use those problems to their advantage. If someone tries to take their problems away, they will fight very hard to keep them.
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