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A young woman suffering from a hysterical neurosis confessed, after a year and a half of analysis, her dependency on amphetamine diet pills. The symbolic meaning of the drug to the patient, and the role it played in her symptom complex have been discussed.
The pill symbolically expressed both the phallic and oral elements of her neurosis. It represented her illusory penis and