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Susceptibility to trauma, a strong tendency to identification, narcissism, and bisexuality in the
artist are related phenomena. The basis of the drive to artistic accomplishment lies in a heightened bisexuality. Closely related with this is a traumatophilia, which compels the artist to seek and then overcome the trauma in continual repetition. From the latent frustration the artist's phantasy develops. The urge to identification and expression in work appears as a sublimation of the bisexuality. The frequency of neurosis in artists may be explained by their heightened bisexuality. They are spared neurosis in proportion as they succeed in overcoming their conflicts through artistic sublimation.
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