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'Rat people' have experienced massive overstimulation during childhood: sexual seductions, primal scene experiences, severe beatings, etc. These patients have strong oral cannibalistic fixations; they use massive denial of reality and identification with the aggressor in order to preserve the parent as a 'good breast'. Rats and similar cannibalistic animals appear frequently in their dreams, fantasies, and associations.