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Top 10 facts about Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud is considered to be one of the most famous thinkers in the development of psychology, although most of his theories are not widely accepted by modern psychologists.

He was born in May in 1856 in a small town called Freiberg, Moravia. His father Jakob, was a wool merchant, Smart and had a good sense of humor. His mother, Amalia, was the second wife and was 20 years younger than her husband.

The Family later moved to Vienna, Austria for better opportunities after his father鈥檚 business failed to pick up in Moravia. Sigmund lived there most of his life.

Some interesting 10 facts about the Austrian Neurologist;

1. Sigmund Freud’s activism and Cocaine Use

Freud was very much interested in possible anti-depressant effects of cocaine and supported its use in various functions.

Back then, the damaging effects of cocaine had not been discovered. The drug was used as a pain killer and for euphoric purposes. It was also used in household products such as soda pops and throat lozenges.

Freud鈥檚 medical practice suffered the consequence of the harmful effects of cocaine became known.

2. Freud Ditched his Lab job to become a doctor for love

A boy saw a girl and fell madly in love with her. She reciprocated the love and two months later the two love birds were engaged.

Her name was Martha Bernays.

Sigmund later realized that to be able to provide for Martha and himself, he needed a better job. He made the painful decision, for love鈥檚 sake to become a doctor.

Four years later after med-school in Vienna General Hospital, Freud and Martha tied the knot on September 14, 1886.

3. Freud鈥檚 not so happily ever after Matrimony

After getting married, the two settled comfortably and soon their family grew. Freud was pleased with Martha as she became the kind of wife he had hoped for, homemaker.

The two became parents to six children with Martha managing the home and caring for the children while Freud attended to his medical practice and research theories.

The gradual life change took a toll on their relationship and the love they once expressed to each other was no more.

Freud soon got consumed by his work as the spark that once ignited their love slowly faded away. There are speculations that Freud had an affair with Minna Bernays, his sister-in-law.

4. Anna Freud took after her Father, Freud Sigmund

The apple doesn鈥檛 fall far from the tree. Such was the case with Anna Freud whose career was influenced by her father鈥檚 theories.

She made important contributions of her own to psychology. She carried further research of her father鈥檚 work and discovered many types of defense mechanisms that the ego uses to protect itself from anxiety.

5. Freud and the Cigar: 20 smokes a day

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Sigmund Freud was a lifelong cigar smoker. He would smoke up to 20 cigars a day; this is according to his biographer Ernst Jones. He believed that smoking increased his productivity and creativity.

Despite having had 33 surgeries and losing a big chunk of his jaw to a malignant tumor; Freud did not quit smoking.

6. Sigmund Freud Turned Down a Hollywood Consulting Gig

Freud鈥檚 rise to fame was widespread so much so it caught the attention of a prominent movie producer Samuel Goldwyn.

Goldwyn reached out to Freud to write a film script about 鈥渢he great love stories of history鈥�. He (Goldwyn) referred to Freud as the greatest love specialist in the world.

Freud turned down the $100,000 offer. He had previously turned down a $25,000 offer from the Chicago Tribune publisher to psychoanalyze two famous criminals, Leopold and Loeb, who were awaiting their sensational murder trial.

7. Sigmund鈥檚 low Book sale

The interpretation of Dreams is one of Freud鈥檚 favorite works. He regarded it as his most noteworthy work.

The book did not catch the attention of many when it was first published. Only 351 copies were sold in its first six years.

The book was first published in 1899; the second edition was published mush later in 1909.

8. Sigmund Freud鈥檚 Famous couch and a Grateful Patient

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When he opened his medical practice in 1886, Freud used hypnotism. To have a successful session, he found it easier to put the patients into a trance while lying down on their backs.

The center piece of his office was his famous psychoanalytic couch. One of his patients, Madame Benvenisti, gifted him a couch as a thank you around 1890.

The couch was covered in a Persian throw rug, Freud added this piece later to hide the plain frame of the couch. It gave a comfortable feel to the patients, unlike the hospital beds.

Later in 1938 when Freud moved to London, he brought the couch with him recreating the same atmosphere in his new aboard.

The Famous couch is in the Freud Museum in London.

9. Freud鈥檚 burned Books and Austria Exodus

In 1933 the Nazis burned Freud鈥檚 books for being Jewish although he was an atheist.

He joked about the irony of reversed progress where he would have been the one burned had it been the Middle Ages.

After Germany took over Austria, the Nazis raided his apartment, detained and interrogated his daughter Anna.

Freud managed to escape with the help of his friend and patient, Princess Marie Bonaparte. He fled to London with his wife and daughter Anna.

10. Sigmund Freud Lost his Sisters in the Holocaust

Four of Freud鈥檚 sisters who were in Vienna were sent to Nazi concentration camps. Princess Bonaparte attempted to use her influence to obtain exit visas for the four with no success.

The four died in the concentration camps.

Freud died just weeks after the start of World War II.

After his death, Freud was cremated and his ashes stored in an ancient Greek urn gifted to him by Bonaparte. 聽His wife鈥檚 ashes were later added to the vase which is stored at the London Golders Green Crematorium.