sublimação. estou a ganhar-lhe o hábito. esperam-se desenhos, frases bue profundas, ou um filantropismo de outra forma impossível na minha pessoa.

Sublimation is the process of transforming libido into "socially useful" achievements, mainly art. Psychoanalysts often refer to sublimation as the only truly successful defense mechanism, segundo o freud

Ou ainda, The unwitting substitution of a partial satisfaction with social approval for the pursuit of a direct satisfaction which would be contrary to one's ideals or to the judgement of social censors and other important people who surround one. The substitution might not be quite what we want, but it is the only way that we can get part of our satisfaction and feel secure, too, segundo o sullivan