Signs Your Ego Is Ruling Your Life
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Julia Austin
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Who is running the show?
“The ‘id’ is self-serving, instinctive, and ruled by the pleasure principle, almost like a child having a tantrum. The ‘ego’ is based on reality and more rational as it is the middle ground between the demands made by the ‘id’ and ‘superego.’ The ‘superego’ is like a scolding parent who encourages the mature, correct, highest, and most moral decision to be made in every circumstance,” Holcomb explains. “A simpler way to conceptualize it is viewing the ‘id’ like the devil on one shoulder, you (the ego) in the middle, and the ‘superego’ as the angel on the other shoulder.” Those who we call “egotistical” tend to listen to their ‘id’ more than anything else.
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