Comfort for his troubled mind.
Sigmund Freud the father is
Of modern psychoanalysis.
He taught that the cause complex
Of mind's troubles lies in sex,
And he tried to bring to light
Childhood's dreams and childhood's fright.
He had disciples untold
Living all around the world.
One, Carl Jung, sought inspiration
In what he called “Individuation,”
A sort of “Know Thyself” appeal
That was supposed one's mind to heal.
Erich Fromm, another way
Tried, mental problems to allay:
He thought that youthful social stress
Led to adult man's distress.
There thus seem many ways to ease
Mental anguish and disease-
You can choose the brand you please
For your psychoanalysis...