The anthropological and social condition of the pandemic constitutes a challenge for the human psyche, which once again faces the condition of infectious disease, death, and mortality.

At the same time, the restrictions as a precautionary measure suspend mobility, dramatically limiting that which mediates desire and its satisfaction, since both the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of displeasure fall under the aegis of psychosomatic mobility, which is restricted.

What are the consequences of all this, especially when it concerns entire societies, and what are the ominous "gifts" that enforced confinement may bring? In this critical period, where the fragility of life and the vulnerability of humans are tested, we are called to reflect on the human condition.

Despite being affected by this unprecedented condition, psychoanalysis reveals certain paths in the way it approaches the human subject and the psyche.