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Fear is the fear of one's self.

Wilhelm Stekel

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Wilhelm Stekel
Age: 72 †
Born: 1868
Born: March 18
Died: 1940
Died: June 25
Physician
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Anxiety
Fear
Self

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