A lot of people are conservative, the ego aspects of our minds helps that.

It helps us establish a sense of self in the world and then forms beliefs to help sustain that understanding, develop a sense of safety and confidence to function.

It then runs a scanning program over the top to essentially defend the known and in a negative bias ( subconsciously) which refutes the new with a critical lens within the psyche.

This helps us in rudimentary ways but restricts large and unexpected expansions of consciousness and experience because the bias rains us in before we can accelerate our progress in uncharted ways.

When we are ill, unbalanced, in adaptive states ( trauma) or simply depleted and exhausted, it becomes more difficult as this function works on subconscious autopilot and is even harder to recognise , as primary energy is prioritised elsewhere during illness the status quo is assured.

This ‘ego function’ is responsible when faced with mental, emotional or physical problems you maybe don’t book a session here for instance when you intuitively FEEL that it is necessary, and then cross check yourself with the negative bias - procrastination and not trusting gut instinct is the egos right hand man, and not your friend.

The worlds #1 specialist in OCD told me once that this ego function has no connection to your wellbeing, it is self serving and in fact can be detrimental for your wellbeing and it is the individuals responsibility to challenge it.

This is evident in many human challenges, especially relationships where the gut instinct is ignored and ‘tempered’ by the egos ‘logic’.

It’s like a shadow aspect of the psyche that is not associated with holistic consciousness and reflective awareness.

This is not an IQ issue, in fact there is some societal evidence to suggest that the higher the IQ and Status of the individual the greater the egos influence.

Here’s a great example- a banker friend of mine told me a story of a client of his that had $100 million in a savings account, he was terrified of investing any of it for fear of loss. That’s this shadow aspect of the psyche in full flow inhibiting growth, movement and expansion, it becomes more and more restrictive psychologically.

Unfortunately with this aspect of our psyche running the roost you can stay in places of unresolved difficulties when resolutions might exists simply by applying your own conscious override on that ego program.🙂

Some have someone close to them with strong EQ ( emotional intelligence) that can help temper these personality traits but very many don’t and it can and does lead to unbalanced societies with many suffering as is occurring now.

I can help you with understanding this dynamic personally because it is present in all of us to some degree, then you can develop your capacity for greater awareness and growth through taking the subconscious power away from the situation.

Take control and start your pathway to healing : text 0487111008 to book ♥️

Michael Ross

Founder and Senior Practitioner of The Energy Therapy Clinic