[[Lacan]] conceives of this end-point in various ways:
# ;1. In the early 1950s, the [[end of analysis]] is described as "the advent of a true speech and the realisation by the subject of his history,."<ref>{{E}} p.88</ref> that is, as the subject's coming to terms with his or her own (see [[death|mortalityspeech]]).<ref>{{E}} p.104-5</ref>
# In 1960, <blockquote>"The [[Lacansubject]] describes ... begins the [[end of analysis]] as a state of [[anxiety]] and abandonmentby speaking about himself without speaking to you, and compares it or by speaking to you without speaking about himself. When he can speak to you about himself, the [[helplessness]] of the human [[infant]]analysis will be over."<ref>{{Ec}} p.373, n.1</ref></blockquote>
# In 1964 he describes it as the point when the The [[analysandend of analysis]] has "[is also described as coming to terms with one's own [traverse]]d the radical [[fantasymortality]]."<ref>{{S11E}} p.273104-5</ref> (see [[fantasy]]).
# ;2. In 1960, [[Lacan]] describes the [[end of analysis]] as a state of [[anxiety]] and abandonment, and compares it to the [[helplessness]] of the human [[infant]]. ;3. In 1964 he describes it as the point when the [[analysand]] has "[[traverse]]d the radical [[fantasy]]."<ref>{{S11}} p.273</ref> (see [[fantasy]]). ;4. In the last decade of his teaching, he describes the end of analysis as "[[identification]] with the ''[[sinthome]]''", and as "knowing what to do with the sinthome." (see ''[[sinthome]]'').
