Bi-Sexual Love The Homosexual Neurosis

Wilhelm Stekel's "Bi-sexual Love; The Homosexual Neurosis" examines the origins of homosexuality through a psychoanalytic lens. The author argues that all individuals possess an innate bisexual predisposition and that homosexuality (or heterosexuality) is a form of neurosis resulting from the repression of the other sexual tendency. The book rejects older views citing masturbation as the cause of homosexuality, proposing instead that childhood experiences, family relationships (specifically excessive attachment or hatred towards a parent), and repressed incestuous desires play a decisive role. Stekel asserts that homosexuality is an acquired, not hereditary, condition and that appropriate psychoanalytic treatment can strengthen a person's heterosexual side. Through various case analyses, the work attempts to demonstrate that latent homosexuality can be the underlying cause of diverse sexual behavior disorders such as Don Juanism, satyriasis, nymphomania, and even certain phobias