Why it matters
Gives a way to notice which register a difficulty actually belongs to.
Core term · Jacques Lacan
Real, Symbolic, Imaginary
Lacan's three registers — the images we identify with, the language we live inside, and what refuses to be said.
Areas of life
Languagemeaningexperience
How to handle it
Ask whether a problem is about an image, a word, or something unspeakable.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Real, Symbolic, Imaginary into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.