Why it matters
Marks emotional maturity.
Core term · Melanie Klein
Depressive Position
The hard-won maturity of recognizing that the people we love are whole and imperfect, holding both their good and bad sides together with care.
Areas of life
Loveguiltrepair
How to handle it
Repair harm without collapsing into shame.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Depressive Position into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.