Beyond the pleasure principle

In this book, Freud posits that "the process of creating living cells" binds energy and creates an imbalance. Pressuring matter to return to its original state is what gives cells their quality of life. The process is similar to charging and depleting a battery. This pressure for molecular diffusion can be called a "death wish." The compulsion of matter in cells to return to the uncirculated state extends to the entire organism. Thus, the psychological death wish is a manifestation of the b...