The Animal Sex Syndrome
Robert ReynoldsBestiality-sexual intercourse with animals-is a recurring theme in human history. Folk legends speak of women raped by bulls, strange monsters...even swans. Considering the trauma that must result from such an unnatural mating, it is not surprising that the female partners in such acts often require extended psychiatric help.
For theirs is a unique horror; their bodies have been violated by the beast.
In ancient times, such a female victim was stoned, or otherwise put to death. In our modern age most of us are more enlightened. We realize that such behavior can only result from some deep-seated need or anxiety. We realize that these women must have been-or are-in the throes of some terrible mental pain. In our compassion we seek to cure it
This cure is in the realm of the psychiatrist Using the specialized psychic tools of his trade the psychiatrist will dig into the mind of the woman. Hopefully, he will either relieve the anxieties that caused the act to occur in the first place-or he will remove the anxieties that have come as a result of the act
The cases described in this volume have been selected from doctor‘s files around the world. Each has been specially chosen to illustrate the unique situation of the woman who has experienced some form of sexual intercourse with animals. It is hoped that the study of such cases will give us even greater insight into that dark, unexplored region of the human mind.