Thus the shadow of the object fell upon the ego L’ombre de l’objet est ainsi tombée sur le moi. Sigmund Freud, Deuil et mélancolie (1917), PBP, Paris, 2011, p. 56 Related Related posts: The object’s investment withdrew in the ego by Sigmund Freud Identification to the lost object by Sigmund Freud Melancholy is an access path to the truth by Laurie Laufer Megalomania fails the damming-up of libido in the ego by Sigmund Freud Previous ArticleIdentification to the lost object by Sigmund FreudNext ArticleTrends of sadism and hate in melancholia by Sigmund Freud