The Control of Ego and The Real You

Being intentional is the same as being authentic

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The Control of Ego

Our ego was very helpful in survival settings, as we wanted to protect ourselves and those close to us. But once we pass that stage, the ego can be a great hindrance. The ego gives us a rigid sense of self and wants others to perceive us a certain way. The ego struggles to appreciate differences in opinions and views. One common cause of inner conflict is when someone close to us is making choices that we would not make ourselves. Our initial impulse is to want them to think and act like us.

There is a sense of comfort the ego feels from uniformity: When our family, friends, and peers are all aligned with a particular view of what is right and what is wrong, we feel the pleasantness of safety and the reassurance that our view is correct. Our ego will make it seem like we are acting in their best interest by trying to convince them to behave or make decisions in a way we find agreeable, when, in reality, it is just the inflexibility of our attachment that is trying to get them to conform to what seems proper to us.