Leaving The Matrix

"Love and work... work and love, that's all there is." —Sigmund Freud

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: The Matrix has you…
2:17 The Nirvana principle
3:25 The oceanic feeling
5:18 Attachment theory
6:25 The smother mother
7:57 The abusive girlfriend
10:23 The nanny state
11:33 Conclusion: Separation and individuation

References:
- Sigmund Freud: Beyond the Pleasure Principle
- Sigmund Freud: Civilization and Its Discontents
- John Bowlby: A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development
- Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus: I Hate You Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
- Richard Grannon: A Cult of One: How to Deprogram Yourself from Narcissistic Abuse

Image: The Voyage of Life: Childhood by Thomas Cole