An hysterical patient developed lactation during analysis as a conversion symptom. The presenting symptom was marked limitation of the field of vision. Physical examination disclosed a typical hirsute distribution, oligomenorrhea, diminished basal metabolism, ovarian hypofunction, functional auditory and visual disturbances, oval and eccentric pupils, corneal and pharyngeal reflexes absent. The history brought out strong scopophilic and oral tendencies. Analysis showed that the patient treated her breast first as her own, nursing her baby, second as her mother's,