04-27-2020, 03:40 PM
Thanks Agua. When I think of ego I think of the classical Freudian definition - the user interface between the id (primitive self) and the superego (social conditioning from our environment, which we do absorb as part of our self). Of course all these parts make up the self and so we can identify with all of them.
It is my assumption that STS entities are typically those that present with personality disorders (antisocial personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder). These disorders are thought to develop in children who grow up in environments where healthy ego boundaries cannot develop. It is thought that for healthy ego development, the outside world needs to reflect back to the child that they are a good object (object is a psychological term). If the opposite occurs, the superego can develop into a harsh inner and/or outer critic, and become so overbearing that the ego cannot stand up against it, and must submit in a master/slave like relationship. This thereby creates the effect that the self is completely dictated by the external. The self will mould completely to others in either Machiavellian styled manipulation or pathological subservience.
In order to love, there needs to be someone present to love, so healthy ego formation is crucial. This should occur in the early years of life as the child finds it appropriate to find their psychological independence from their primary attachment figure.
My assumption is that STS individuals are those that present with personality disorders. This could be completely mistaken.
It is my assumption that STS entities are typically those that present with personality disorders (antisocial personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder). These disorders are thought to develop in children who grow up in environments where healthy ego boundaries cannot develop. It is thought that for healthy ego development, the outside world needs to reflect back to the child that they are a good object (object is a psychological term). If the opposite occurs, the superego can develop into a harsh inner and/or outer critic, and become so overbearing that the ego cannot stand up against it, and must submit in a master/slave like relationship. This thereby creates the effect that the self is completely dictated by the external. The self will mould completely to others in either Machiavellian styled manipulation or pathological subservience.
In order to love, there needs to be someone present to love, so healthy ego formation is crucial. This should occur in the early years of life as the child finds it appropriate to find their psychological independence from their primary attachment figure.
My assumption is that STS individuals are those that present with personality disorders. This could be completely mistaken.