In most cases, “repression is replaced by condemning judgment.” The ex-neurotic will now deliberately choose not to do what he has previously murkily not done; his “better” impulses,” rather than his unsuccessful (symptom-producing) repressions, will guide him to his renunciations. Or he may “sublimate” the infantile wishes; that is to say, convert their original sexual aim into a culturally and socially valuable end while retaining their basic energy. Or, finally, he may choose to claim some modicum of sexual happiness for himself.
