A Dangerous Method Timeline ( Real )

birth
July 26, 1875

Birth of Carl Jung

Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, is born.

birth
May 6, 1856

Birth of Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud, the Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, is born.

birth
November 1, 1885

Birth of Sabina Spielrein

Sabina Spielrein, a Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts, is born.

meeting
1910

Carl Jung meets Sabina Spielrein as patient

Carl Jung begins treating Sabina Spielrein for hysteria in Zürich, marking the start of their personal and professional relationship.

meeting
March 17, 1907

Carl Jung meets Sigmund Freud

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud meet and begin their collaboration in developing psychoanalysis.

collaboration
1907-1913

Freud and Jung's professional collaboration

Freud and Jung work together closely to develop psychoanalytic theory, contributing to the early growth of psychoanalysis.

career
circa 1911

Sabina Spielrein becomes a psychoanalyst

Sabina Spielrein trains and works as a psychoanalyst, contributing to psychological theory and practice.

conflict
1913

Break between Freud and Jung

Freud and Jung's professional and personal relationship deteriorates due to theoretical disagreements.

career
1920s

Sabina Spielrein's later career

Spielrein continues her work in psychoanalysis and psychology, influencing future developments.

death
August 14, 1942

Death of Sabina Spielrein

Sabina Spielrein is killed during the Holocaust.

death
June 6, 1961

Death of Carl Jung

Carl Jung passes away, leaving a lasting legacy in psychology and psychoanalysis.

death
September 23, 1939

Death of Sigmund Freud

Freud dies in London, having fled Nazi-occupied Austria, leaving a profound legacy in psychoanalysis.

A Dangerous Method Timeline ( Fictional )

meeting
1904

Carl Jung meets Sabina Spielrein

Carl Jung meets Sabina Spielrein, a disturbed young woman who becomes his patient and later his lover.

professional_introduction
1906

Introduction of psychoanalysis to Jung

Carl Jung encounters Sigmund Freud and becomes interested in psychoanalysis and Freud's theories.

medical_treatment
1904-1908

Sabina Spielrein's treatment and transformation

Through Jung's psychoanalytic treatment, Sabina Spielrein begins her emotional recovery and later becomes a psychoanalyst herself.

professional_collaboration
1907-1909

Jung and Freud's professional collaboration

Jung and Freud collaborate and exchange theories on psychoanalysis, with Freud considering Jung as his protégé.

personal_relationship
1908

Jung and Spielrein's affair

Jung and Sabina Spielrein develop a complicated romantic and sexual relationship despite ethical concerns.

professional_conflict
1913

Breakdown in Jung and Freud's relationship

Differences in their theories and personal conflicts lead to a professional and personal falling out between Jung and Freud.

career_progression
1913

Sabina Spielrein returns to work as a psychoanalyst

Following her recovery and training, Spielrein begins practicing as a psychoanalyst independently.