This study focuses on the psychological symptoms experienced by the Mother in Pemintal Kegelapan (The Dark Spinner) by Intan Paramadhita. Hysteria is understood as a neurosis form based on an element of anxiety in the character’s past life. Psychological disorders in the short story can be seen from the dual personality of the Mother to avoid or cure the anxiety she suffers. As a psychological disorder, hysteria certainly has a therapy known as catharsis. That method is applied by the Mother as a treatment for her psychological disorders. The feminist reflection of Pemintal Kegelapan can be analyzed by applying Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. Through that stage of analysis, it can be known how the Mother applies the cathartic method. The causes of the hysteria disorder experienced can be revealed, both hysteria as a mental illness and a woman’s disease.

This study focuses on the same events that repeatedly appear in the main character's dreams. The contents of the dream are interpreted as instructions, so the main character carries out the instructions according to the contents of her dream and hopes it will come true. This study aims to discover how the manifest content and Al-Ru'ya appear as condensation of dreams in the short story Perempuan Patah Hati Yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi by Eka Kurniawan. The method used in this study is qualitative, utilizing Sigmund Freud's dream interpretation theory. The data used are sentences that show the dream events experienced by the main character. The data analysis technique describes the condensation of dreams experienced by the main character. The study results show the condensation of dreams that first includes the manifest content, namely the repetition of dreams that appear clearly and are easy to remember due to the influence of physical products. The dream recurrence occurs due to a mental disorder characterized by hard feelings of trauma and sadness. Second, Al-Ru'ya, namely the belief in dreams that come true, such as finding a beach location on Pangandaran beach, meeting a handsome man and loving her, then becoming her future love, and the last is meeting the man's dog. Dreams come true because dreams are believed to be a realization of wishes, fulfil desires, perceptions and beliefs, and magical instructions.