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  • [Q] On the origins of the term "anal-compulsive"

    From theweeklybrewpodcast@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Da Witch on Sat Aug 6 18:04:21 2016
    On Saturday, December 7, 2002 at 5:33:04 AM UTC-6, Da Witch wrote:
    I'm curious about the origins/etymology of the term "anal-compulsive".
    Who coined it? What was the experimental basis for this terminology?
    Who did the research? Or is this term based solely on theory?

    Thanks in advance.

    h

    Interesting side note - Ben Affleck describes himself as "anal compulsive" in Season 2 Episode 1 of Project Greenlight, which I just laughed my ass off about and then immediately searched out online.

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