Sigmund Freud's 'Mourning and Melancholia'

In this episode, I present Sigmund Freud's "Mourning and Melancholia."

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[louisemcdougall]

I thought the essay was saying: The lost object is internalised, so the patient will attack herself as if she is the lost object because she is angry about the loss.

[rachlou]

Your videos are amazing - as someone who struggles wading through social theory, you are seriously getting me through my PhD! I should mention you in my dissertation acknowledgements, ha. Please consider a small dive into Pierre Bourdieu - his work is amazing but often indecipherable so he is a perfect candidate for you!!

[ogreer]

your delivery is both easy to understand and so calming ! You’re awesome—love your vids

[slayayass]

perfect explanation, i love this for my psychoanalysis in literature

[numbersix]

Didn't know about this monograph! Thank you very much.
1918, the year when most of the people of Europe had some personal knowledge of a senseless and untimely death.
It's very helpful.

[jhampton]

fantastic explanation, would love to hear more on loss from the 1923 revised theory from Freud :)

[caitigrove]

This was great thank you so much. Greetings from London .

[coolart]

nice video, id love to hear your analysis of Schopenhauer, i know he's not everybody's cup of tea but he had some early observations of the idea that life is ceaseless desires

[cheapmovies]

Drink coffee yoga meditate....if depressed or sick find out why...workout walk drink water...eat light medicate if necessary...find something fulfilling in life u like

[RababChams]

Wonderful work! Thank you, your explanation is so neat and your voice is soothing. Definitely worth the subscribe, keep it up (:

[isahighlander]

Causes include afflicted, broken-hearted, captive and prisoner, (during childhood). Summed up by the writer Isaiah, and the first subject spoken of by Jesus in his public ministry.

[aidaida]

Could you please talk about the affect theory?
Thanks

[sparkycatfish]

What's that poster you have in the back?

[Zing_art]

Thanks David. This is very relevant. Can it be said that Melancholia is an unrealised relentless desire of nothing in particular? Mourning possibly gets a closure. Melancholia doesn't. Probably doesn't even intend to.

[parallax]

Can you talk about Jacques Lacan (Real, symbolic, imaginary)? Why Noam chomsky call him charlatan?