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study in Paris with the famous French neurologist Jean- Martin Charcot. He spent 4 months with Charcot, from when he learned the hypnotic technique for treating hysteria, a disorder typically characterized by paralysis or the improper functioning of certain part of the body. Thought hypnosis, Freud became convinced of a psychogenic and sexual origin of hysterical symptoms. While still a medical student, Freud developed a close professional association and a personal friendship with Josef Breuer, a well know Viennese physician 14 years older than Freud and a man of considerable scientific reputation ( Ferris, 1997). Breuer taught Freud about catharsis, the process of removing hysterical symptoms through “talking them out” While using catharsis as his principal therapeutic technique. From as early as adolescence, Freud literally dreamed of marking a monumental discovery and achieving fame ( Newton, 1995). On several occasions during the 1880s and 1890s he believed he was on the verge of such a discovery. His first opportunity to gain recognition came in the opening vignette.