Post-Kohutian self psychological literature has suggested that all dreams, not just self-state dreams, are influenced by the selfobject needs of the dreamer and can contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the dreamer's overall functioning. Freud's Specimen Dream was analyzed from a self psychological perspective with the aim of demonstrating how the disruption of Freud's selfobject attachment to Fliess precedes and fuels the dreamwork described by Freud. The article concludes with a discussion of the genetic origins of the Specimen Dream, focusing on Freud's struggle with feelings about his Oedipal victory at a time when he was anticipating the death of his father.