"Nobody understands me!" is the main complaint of all unhappy and discontented people. Asking them if they understand themselves is considered rude.
In my quest to understand myself and others I have done some intensive self-study, just to realize that the masters of the subject don’t always agree with each other. The character of the human ego is only one of many disputable issues.
Nevertheless, I finally managed to identify the ‘voices’ in my head, or rather the beings in my psyche.
There are three of them –
Nevertheless, I finally managed to identify the ‘voices’ in my head, or rather the beings in my psyche.
There are three of them –
- Ego
- Self-Image
- True-Self
Ego
This being is a hypersensitive guard, always ready to protect True-Self and Self-Image. He has no other qualities than encouraging True Self and Self-Image to act without delay on the words and actions of others. His vocabulary is composed of three words, which he uses with great success: Fight, flee, fall. Whatever True-Self and Self-Image do is up to them. The saying that ego is bruised, or blown, is a lie, because Ego is a robotic guard that acts on the feelings and emotions of True-Self and Self-Image.
Self-Image
This being was created by True-Self at a very early age, when she realized that she needed a more competent, less sensitive, and more popular self in order to obtain the love and respect she needs. Making Self-Image a perfect being was her intention.
Perfection is not to be achieved by any human being, nevertheless True-Self kept on building a Self-Image who looks and behaves better than herself.
The idea was not to give Self-Image sole power, but after a specific experience True-Self found herself totally paralyzed. She gave the reins to Self-Image and withdrew into herself.
Perfection is not to be achieved by any human being, nevertheless True-Self kept on building a Self-Image who looks and behaves better than herself.
The idea was not to give Self-Image sole power, but after a specific experience True-Self found herself totally paralyzed. She gave the reins to Self-Image and withdrew into herself.
True-Self
Wide-awakenings, disappointments, fear and pain kept True-Self paralysed for many years. Grieving in the basement of her body's psyche, where she could nurture her wounds and treasure her dreams and hopes, she allowed Self-Image to take care of life and all it entails. After all, Self-Image was courageous, competent, clever and successful. Even Ego seldom if ever had a reason to do what he was supposed to do.
Eventually Self-Image met her Waterloo
Fortunately, or sadly, depending on the lessons one has to learn during their time on earth, every being is bound to meet their Waterloo at least once.
When Self-Image found herself totally defeated next to True-Self, Ego went crazy. “Fight! Flee! Fall!" he screamed at the top of his voice.
Self-Image ignored him.
This was the moment when True-Self realized that she was being unfair to herself, allowing her image to take over the forefront be while she, True-Self, missed out on life and opportunities for happiness. She rose, assumed the reins, and conquered the enemy who had crippled her ego and defeated her image.
She has never regretted the day she put herself in charge.
When Self-Image found herself totally defeated next to True-Self, Ego went crazy. “Fight! Flee! Fall!" he screamed at the top of his voice.
Self-Image ignored him.
This was the moment when True-Self realized that she was being unfair to herself, allowing her image to take over the forefront be while she, True-Self, missed out on life and opportunities for happiness. She rose, assumed the reins, and conquered the enemy who had crippled her ego and defeated her image.
She has never regretted the day she put herself in charge.
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