# Wilhelm Reich

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilhelm-reich/611647>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 3, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilhelm-reich/611647 "2012-02-03T14:11:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Da\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Da\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Da_Ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilhelm-reich/611647/1 "2012-02-03T14:11:03Z")

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Let’s not ignore Reich’s contributions to psychology and the incredible influence it has had in developing the mind-body connection.

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilhelm-reich/611647/2 "2012-02-03T14:22:04Z")

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Let’s.

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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilhelm-reich/611647/3 "2012-02-03T14:27:07Z")

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Link to column in question: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/666/whats-the-story-on-wilhelm-reich-and-his-orgone-energy](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/666/whats-the-story-on-wilhelm-reich-and-his-orgone-energy)

And the column doesn’t “ignore Reich’s contributions to psychology”:

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> He was a cherished associate of Freud in his early years and made some useful contributions to psychoanalytic theory.