#Britton 'The Oedipus Situation and the Depressive Position' saves #Oedipus from being just about murderous rivalry. His Oedipus does face the pain of exclusion from a parental dyad, but then by being able to see, and be seen by that couple, the infant gains a sense of self and eventual independence.
This is a hopeful Oedipal journey, as is #Loewald 'The Waning of the Oedipus Complex'.
The danger is in not bearing that pain and a retreat into an exclusive dyad.
#psychoanalysis