Pleasure

aggressive component is often added to these feelings, transforming them into specific actions. The sexual act requires this addition for copulation to occur. When an aggressive element is joined to a hostile feeling, it results in an attack or an assault, which differs from the purely hostile reaction of turning cold.

The word “aggressive” is used psychologically as the opposite of passive. Aggressive means to move toward a person or object, whereas the word “passive” denotes an inhibition

makes pleasure possible. We have seen that without a commitment to work, there is no pleasure in work. It is equally important that a person commit himself to a relationship if he is to enjoy that relationship

seas. For nine months the human embryo, develops in a fluid environment in which it is softly rocked by the movements of its mother’s body

This is done by making the patient conscious of the tensions in his body and by releasing some of these tensions by the physical maneuvers and exercises

The person who is in touch with his body doesn’t get depressed. He knows that pleasure and joy depend on the proper functioning of his body. He is aware of his bodily tensions, and he knows what causes them. Thus he can take appropriate measures to restore his bodily good feelings. He has no delusions about himself and no illusions about life. He accepts his feelings as expressions of his personality, and he has no difficulty in voicing them. When a patient gets fully in touch with his body, the depressive tendency is eliminated. The activation of breathing and the mobilization of motility help the patient get in touch with his body. He will experience its pain and frustration, and it will make him cry. Then as the breathing deepens and becomes more abdominal, his crying will develop into a rhythmic sobbing that expresses his underlying sadness—the sadness of a person who has lived in illusion. He will become angry at the deception that forced him to suppress his feelings, which he will express by beating and kicking the couch. He will vent his resentments and fears, and as he does this, he will strip the mask of delusion from his personality and see himself as an individual who desires nothing more than to enjoy life

The crying of sadness, for example, is a specific antidote to depression. A sad person is not depressed. Depression leaves an individual lifeless and unresponsive; sadness makes him feel warm and alive.

restoration of a patient’s capacity for pleasure is the guarantee of his emotional well-being.

The person who proclaims his love regardless of circumstances is either deceiving himself or deceiving others. Not to react with anger when one is hurt or with fear when one is threatened is an indication that these emotional responses are blocked. But they are only blocked from conscious perception. Repressed hostility manifests itself in subtle, sadistic ways which are evident to all but the person suffering from delusion.

Having disclaimed his own hostility, he could not believe that others would be hostile to him

passive-feminine character structure. This personality results from the suppression of aggressive feelings and especially from the suppression of anger