How about this: Use this topic to share all your funny stories about Freudian Slips or any misreading/mishearing
I’ll start with something that happened just now… In the Dream Journal forum, somehow I managed to read “Garlic in your pants!” when the real topic name was “Paint your dreams!”
Well I have had one larger Freudian slip that occurred to me multiple times. What happened, was my brother called Neil, my uncle, his favourite uncle. This was during a period when I didn’t really think for myself, and really took everything he said and agreed with it. Well, the eyars went by, and I always called Neil my favourite uncle. Not to his face mind you, but around my brother and my core family, my parents mainly. Well, my favourite uncle was actually Wayne, my other uncle. And after my uncle Neil passed on, I would always call my uncle Wayne, “Neil”. This confused me for a long time, because it happened about 5-6 times, before I realized it was a Freudian slip which had occurred. I thought that this really demonstrated the power the subconscious holds over the conscious, that regardless of knowing a persons name, you call them another persons name without thinking.
I had a very similar thing that got me into a good amount of trouble.
I broke up with a girl, whom we shall just call N, and less than a month later was in another relationship with another girl, whom I will call Roxi. Well I had gone out with N for a good 15 months before breaking up with her, and I later realized I hadn’t nearly given myself enough time before rushing into a new relationship (Oh to be young and foolish).
For almost a month I’d talk to Roxi and start to say N’s name, then stop and quickly correct myself. She normally wouldn’t notice, cause I was quick enough, but I wasn’t as quick around anyone else I only missed it a few times when actually talking to her face. And even a few weeks ago, about a year and a half later, I slipped again (while talking to another friend, not her) when she made me angry by doing something N had done (which had led to our break up).