Schreber: The Memoirs of My Nervous Illness (and secondary literature)

Daniel Paul Schreber's memoir recounts his experiences of psychosis, elaborate delusions, and feelings of being transformed, which Sigmund Freud famously analyzed in an influential case study.

Schreber's narrative—about becoming a woman, divine copulation, and world-historical transformations—has been central to psychoanalytic, philosophical, and psychiatric discussions of paranoia, delusion formation, and the interplay of language and madness.

Scholars like Eric Santner and others have expanded interpretations, situating Schreber in cultural and political contexts, and exploring fascistic and mythic elements.

The memoir remains a touchstone for debates about subjectivity, authority, and psychosis.