In other words, he argued that the inability of psychoneurotics to wholly discharge sexual energy caused a damming up of energy ( or sexual stasis ), leaving them in a vicious circle : the actual neurosis physiologically provided the energy for the psychoneurosis, while the psychoneurosis provided a psychological mechanism to maintain the actual neurosis.
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In other words, he argued that the inability of psychoneurotics to wholly discharge sexual energy caused a damming up of energy ( or sexual stasis ), leaving them in a vicious circle : the actual neurosis physiologically provided the energy for the psychoneurosis, while the psychoneurosis provided a psychological mechanism to maintain the actual neurosis.