Juliet, My ego fails me

First I would like to give those of you who don’t know what the id, ego, and superego is a brief definition.


THE ID: functions in the irrational and emotional part of the mind. At birth a baby’s mind is all Id - want want want. The Id is the primitive mind. It contains all the basic needs and feelings. It is the source for libido (psychic energy). And it has only one rule --> the pleasure principle I: I want it and I want it all now. In transactional analysis, Id equates to "Child".

Id too strong = bound up in self-gratification and uncaring to others

THE EGO: functions with the rational part of the mind. The Ego develops out of growing awareness that you can't always get what you want. The Ego relates to the real world and operates via the reality principle. The Ego realizes the need for compromise and negotiates between the Id and the Superego. The Ego's job is to get the Id's pleasures but to be reasonable and bear the long-term consequences in mind. The Ego denies both instant gratification and pious delaying of gratification. The term ego-strength is the term used to refer to how well the ego copes with these conflicting forces. To undertake its work of planning, thinking and controlling the Id, the Ego uses some of the Id's libidinal energy. In transactional analysis, Ego equates to "Adult".

Ego too strong = extremely rational and efficient, but cold, boring and distant

THE SUPEREGO: The Superego is the last part of the mind to develop. It might be called the moral part of the mind. The Superego becomes an embodiment of parental and societal values. It stores and enforces rules. It constantly strives for perfection, even though this perfection ideal may be quite far from reality or possibility. Its power to enforce rules comes from its ability to create anxiety.

The Superego has two subsystems: Ego Ideal and Conscience. The Ego Ideal provides rules for good behaviors, and standards of excellence towards which the Ego must strive. The Ego ideal is basically what the child’s parents approve of or value. The Conscience is the rules about what constitutes bad behavior. The Conscience is basically all those things that the child feels mum or dad will disapprove of or punish.

Superego too strong = feels guilty all the time, may even have an insufferably saintly personality. Source http://wilderdom.com/personality/L8-4StructureMindIdEgoSuperego.html

I failed to realize exactly what I was doing while arguing with someone last night. And I let me id have too much, my ego was lacking, and my super ego has only made my night and morning dreadful. So, any who, I would like to apologize to that person for what transpired. I am only human. A human who has flaws, some good, some bad, others well intentioned, and others yet unrealized. So as I sit her listening to classical piano,irony sets in.  Montagues and Capulets--By Josef Bulva, composed by Sergei Prokofiew playsheavy in my ears. I think it only fitting that my Juliet fall back into my arms so that I may peer into her soul and re-establish the love I have for her.


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