We have to assimilate the idea that libido refers not only to the sexual level, as many believe, but to the basic instincts of the human being. Here we will see the types of first-hand libido.
One of the most accepted libido-related theories says that during childhood, we develop a more uncontrolled attraction to ourselves (I libido), which will normalize over time. Then we start looking at other people, out of reproductive instinct. We’ve passed that stage, we’re focusing again on ourselves.
- Freud distinguished three fundamental types of libido.
- Based on his predominant position in the areas of the psychic apparatus (that.
- Me and surmoi).
- Remember that this corresponds to instincts (the most animal or impulsive part).
- The self is the consciousness of being.
- And the repercussions of our actions.
- And the super-self are principles.
- Morality.
- Self-esteem.
- Learn about the types of libido depicted in these movie characters and find out which one you identify with the most.
People with some kind of erotic libido focus their interest in love, for them to love and be loved is the most important thing in life, so one of their greatest fears is the loss of the loved one, with a tendency to addiction. They are more dominated by their impulses, that is, by the “that”. Erotic is one of the most common types of society.
An example of this personality is Mrs. Bovary, who feels abandoned because her husband spends a lot of time away from work away from home, as she does not give her the attention she needs, she is always looking for a lover who fills the void. and falls in love with everyone.
In the opposite sex, the same would happen with Maximilian Rubin, Fortunata’s husband (from the novel Fortunata and Jacinta, projected several times), this man could never win the love of his wife, whom he loves above all else. The fictional characters extracted from literature with this type of libido would be Dracula.
“I don’t understand how to kill hunger by eating, sleeping in bed and thirsty with water. What about the desire that grabs me when I see your hands?Do you have to classify it as something perverse in the dirtiest compartment of the brain. – Ana Maria Rodas (poet, storyteller, journalist)?
These people are dependent internally without externally, they are independent and self-sufficient people who are overwhelmed in life by problems that often arise, so they need to think about how they feel, in addition, many of these people are linked to the world of culture (filmmakers, actors, painters, etc. ).
In this type of libido dominates the “surmoi”. One example is Howard Beale (Network, Sidney Lumet, 1976), an analytical and depressed person, distressed by the events that are happening in the world.
We have talked about narcissism before. The narcissistic libido is a confident person and difficult to intimidate. She doesn’t care much about love and focuses more on desire. The sexual attraction to itself is self-explanatory.
They can be very sociable people, able to easily become leaders of a group, or revolutionaries, their safety leads others to ask for their support, they have a great capacity to initiate and initiate any action, which can sometimes develop somewhat aggressively. . For them, he? Id? And the “surmoi”, being the first the most dominant.
An example of this would be Cômodo, a character from the movie “Gladiator”. He wants his father to recognize his qualities, he only thinks of himself (and he thinks it distortedly) and he does not hesitate to conspire against his father for not getting what he wants. Tony Stark, the “Iron Man”, also has great respect for himself and does not hesitate to express his superiority over others because that is what he believes in.
If we combine the three types of libido between them, chances are that we can associate a certain profile with the personality of the people around us, since the human being is not very simple, so we find erotic obsessives, who are dependent people in characters such as a spouse, a father, a mother or a teacher , and they have morality before instincts. Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver is an example; he becomes obsessed with the woman he could not have, wants to be better (loved, desired, admired) and changes the way he acts to be appreciated by others.
In erotic-narcissist self-esteem predominates, and they are prone to activity and aggression. Something similar happens with the obsessive narcissist; focused on goals, taking your opinion into account first and foremosth, but taking into account your conscience. An example would be Alexander the Great, who persevered in his battles to become a hero everyone remembers.