In a message dated 97-11-13 03:24:41 EST, root@yeah.indstate.edu writes:
<< A bit off topic maybe, but since you asked, yeah, 'anal retentive' is
correct. It refers to a fixation of energy in the second stage of Freud's
"psychosexual" theory of development, the anal stage (from 1-3 years of
age,) and is characterized by excessive orderliness or stinginess.
>>(It's
mirror twin is 'anal expulsive' behaviour.)
I had that stage just the other evening. A couple of Imodiums later and
everything was back in order!
Tom Green
1979 MGB
On Wed, 12 Nov 1997 JMerz140@aol.com wrote:
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