06-06-2026, 04:15 PM
Quote:Yes, according to Freud, exactly. A strong, unresolved fixation on the mother can prevent a man from fully directing his libido toward women. Instead, he identifies with the mother and seeks love objects that resemble his younger self—leading to homosexuality. The maternal image acts as a block with women, so the sexual energy gets rerouted toward men. That's the classic Freudian path he described in cases like Leonardo da Vinci.
