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5 Common Ego Traps that Might Be Preventing Your Happiness

“The ego is the single biggest obstruction to the achievement of anything” – these are the words of the American esoteric philosopher, poet, and author Richard Rose. Indeed, the ego is a deceitful enemy that leads you into an endless circle of nothing. It exhausts you until you are weak, and it takes you to nowhere.

The discussion on the ego is heavily credited to the observation of the Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, on the relationship between the id, ego, and superego. According to Sigmund Freud, the ego serves as the mediator between the id (the most basic part of personality that impels people to satisfy basic desires, needs, and urges) and the super-ego (the moralistic part of personality that is formed as a result of upbringing and social influences).

Veering away from a too technical definition, the ego is basically your self-image working against the true image of your soul. In essence, it is the mind’s constructed and false identity. It is made up of all the beliefs that you have about yourself. According to Eric Alsterberg, an untamed ego – both spiritual and psychological – can lead to a life full of anxiety, fear, and hatred. These spiritual and psychological egos can keep you in separation and limitation. It can prevent you from achieving true happiness in life.

In order to live a contented and positive life, you need to escape from the ego traps that are made by untamed spiritual and psychological egos. Below are some of the most common ego traps that might be preventing your happiness.

Refusing to accept criticisms

Refusing to accept negative or constructive feedback is a sign of an inflated ego. When you ignore criticisms, you are also ignoring what they can do to enhance your character. You consider yourself too great of a person to waste your time accommodating the opinions of others. You refuse to be corrected because you think you are not capable of committing mistakes. This is self-conceit. You have an undue and excessive pride in yourself that renders you unable to see your errors. If you feel enraged whenever you receive criticisms, then you may be possessing uncontrolled spiritual and psychological egos. To put it differently, you have a distorted vision of your perfection.

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Publication Date: 05-07-2020

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The discussion on the ego is heavily credited to the observation of the Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, on the relationship between the id, ego, and superego. According to Sigmund Freud, the ego serves as the mediator between the id (the most basic part of personality that impels people to satisfy basic desires, needs, and urges) and the super-ego (the moralistic part of personality that is formed as a result of upbringing and social influences).