2. Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a recurring theme in many Woody Allen films, Allen himself saw a psychoanalyst for over 37 years but stopped soon after he started a relationship with his current wife Soon Yi Previn. When asked about his experience in an interview in 2008 Allen said -
"People always tease me. They say, look at you, you went for so much psychoanalysis and youre so neurotic, you wind up marrying a girl so much younger than you. You dont like to go through tunnels, you dont like to stand near the drain in the shower. But I could also say to them, Ive had a very productive life. Ive worked very hard, Ive never fallen prey to depression. Im not sure I could have done all of that without being in psychoanalysis. People would say to me, oh, its just a crutch. And I would say, yes. Its a crutch, and exactly what I need in this point in my life is a crutch."
Some of his neuroses and phobias are:
Arachnophobia (spiders)Entomophobia (insects)Heliophobia (sunshine)Cynophobia (dogs) Altophobia (heights)Demophobia (crowds)Carcinophobia (cancer)Thanatophobia (death)Misophobia (germs) He also admits to having claustrophobia, agoraphobia and being terrified of hotel bathrooms.