1. Assess The Benefits Of Eros-Driven Orientations

In light of all of the benefits of Eros-driven orientations, both in general pleasurable happiness and in historical artistic production, it is easy to ask why homosexuals would attempt to adopt heterosexual traits and why Freud called homosexuality neurotic misery. This is because in the face of isolation and peer-rejection, individuals will always choose to belong over preferring their instinctual orientation. The stigma associated with homosexuality, and thus an Eros-driven instinctual orientation, teaches these individuals from a young age to repress and reject these instincts within themselves. "Our study of the perversions has shown us that the sexual instinct has to struggle against certain mental forces which act as resistances, and of which shame and disgust are the …show more content…
It is no being homosexual that is neurotically miserable but instead being homosexual in a heterosexual world. When a person knows from early on that they are homosexual and must throughout their life hide an entire part of themselves, often marrying a member of the opposite sex, and these individuals tend to have traumatic sexual experiences in their young life, making it less likely that they will openly discuss their own sexual orientations, it is unsurprising when these people show up in Freud’s office claiming they are miserable. In addition to external pressures, these individuals knew instinctively that their minds were pleasure-driven, but because of its connection to their homosexuality, they were never able to indulge in their pleasure-driven mind, meaning these individuals were constantly aware of what could make them happy but due to societal pressures and expectations they were never able to work towards