Carl Jung

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             At the age of eleven, Jung entered the Basil Gymnasium, where he was constantly picked on by his classmates. He had trouble at school for the first few years but eventually was able to adjust and be successful in his studies. Even though Jung had many difficulties making friends, he was successful when it came to academics. Jung was extremely intelligent and after finishing at the Basil Gymnasium he decided to pursue his medical degree at the University of Basil. Jung finished his medical degree in 1900 and was interested in becoming a surgeon before coming into contact with a psychiatry textbook (Kerr, 1993). The book appealed to Jung because psychiatry would give him the freedom to pursue his interest in religious speculation. .
             Jung became an assistant at Zurich's Burgholzi Mental Hospital. Jung also took a teaching job at the University of Zurich (Kerr, 1993). While working in the hospital Jung began to read about Freud and his work on dream interpretation. Jung became interested in the unconscious state of mind and began to send Freud papers that in which he had written. Jung and Freud stayed in contact by writing letters to one another for several years. Jung agreed with a lot of Freud's writings but he did not, however, believe in the strong emphasize Freud placed on sexuality. It was this fact that eventually lead to the two men to stop being friends. During this time Jung's personal life also started to come .
             together. He met a woman named Emma Rauschenbach and married her in 1903. They had a happy marriage and stayed together until her death (Kerr, 1993). .
             In 1909 Jung resigned from the Burgholzli as well as his teaching job at Zurich because of the growing success of his private practice. His practiced continued to flourish for the next few years until Jung was send to fight in World War I. During his time at war Jung worked a lot on self-realization and began to develop some of the theories for which he is best known.