The man who says he is Napoleon
Psychotherapy is an emotional process, and intellectual adaptation, without emotional involvement, prevents improvement. Those with the well-bred neurosis wreathe their fraudulent insight in smiles and sociability, yet they may be as inaccessible to therapy as the man who says he is Napoleon. --by Salter
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I don't understand why "Napoleon" is mentioned here. Was Napoleon known as being inaccessible?
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iclearwater Was Napoleon known as being inaccessible? No. A person thinking himself to be Napoleon is the classic idiomatic description of an irretrievably insane person.
- iclearwater Was Napoleon known as being inaccessible?
- No.
- A person thinking himself to be Napoleon is the classic idiomatic description of an irretrievably insane person.
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iclearwater Was Napoleon known as being inaccessible?
No. A person thinking himself to be Napoleon is the classic idiomatic description of an irretrievably insane person.
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