![]() ![]() In other words, he had co-opted the little guy on their shoulders. He created monsters that plagued the crew - until it was finally revealed that he was merely re-creating their own psychological fears and worries. Many years ago, there was a popular science fiction movie, I believe the first in technicolor, titled “Forbidden Planet.” The crew of a spaceship encounters a mad doctor (of course) aided by Robby the Robot. As young people continue to grow and develop, the superego embraces further role models and rules of a changing society.īy the time you reach young adulthood, the guy on your shoulder becomes a royal pain in the ass. The idea of “family” becomes paramount.Īny violation of social standards produces guilt, anxiety, and the need to atone (which we see in religious rites such as Yom Kippur and Catholic confession). Children at this age embrace and internalize parental (and others’) standards due in no small part to a tropism to identify with parental figures. The superego develops during the first five years of life in response to authority figures’ punishments and rewards. And he is present at all social and economic levels. Here, the guy is yelling, “You’ll never make it acting like that!” and “You’re going in the wrong direction!” and “Haven’t you been listening to anyone trying to help you?!” The superego also creates an idealized self-image of aspirations, an image that you ought to attain. This is the little guy insinuating that you’re not as good as the others, that you really can’t and shouldn’t do what you intend, and that you’re going to stick out in a crowd like some kind of lout. The superego generates criticisms, prohibitions, and inhibitions, which represent social standards being violated. In other words, the people who have packed all that baggage you’re lugging around. He’s a product of your superego, that part of your mind that is semiconscious and supercritical, reflecting standards learned from parents, teachers, and other symbols of authority in your life. This guy is the cumulative manifestation of all the baggage you carry around. He whispers into your ear that you’re not good enough, should feel guilty, don’t deserve what you have, and that you should be fearful - very fearful. There is an anthropomorphic little guy on many of our shoulders, from the downtrodden to the high and mighty. ![]()
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