Sigmund Freud explains it all to you in the book.

In this case, "all" refers to the meaning of those mundane little mistakes: slips of the tongue, misspellings, and moments of physical clumsiness.

It all comes down to unconscious wish fulfillment, according to Freud. Your secret desires are being revealed, every time you make a "Freudian slip."

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