> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 20 evergreens, 2 sources</em></s> #### [[Our ego is our subconscious defense of our self]] > [[Ego]] is when your sense of [[self]] comes from the outside > ^[[Healing from Festered Emotions ft. CrankGameplays (co-creator of Unus Annus) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/sXGhT4pJcj8?t=5255)] > > <cite>[[Dr. K]]</cite> ^2cbdf3 [[Rationalizations are defense-mechanisms against strong emotions]], and our [[ego]] is the amalgamation of those [[defense-mechanisms]], ready to activate at anytime. If the trigger is strong enough, we can completely dissolve into our ego, lose connection to our true [[self]], and fallback to whatever [[coping-mechanisms]] we have developed without a chance to intercept and change them. This is fundamentally a survival system: [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]], but it is overactive because [[Our brain will do anything it can to protect itself]] Possibly explained by:: [[The ego is the brain's response to the realization that we are just another individual in the world]]. - [[Meditation is a practice to gain control over your thoughts]] - [[Our ego defends every belief we hold conscious or subconscious]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/GREEN *edited January 18, 2022* **Topics**:: [[subconscious]], [[self]], [[human survival]], [[human experience]]