First, what does it mean to have a bloated ego? Second, is it good or bad to have a bloated ego? Third, what are the ways to improve your ego-level? But before we answer any of those questions, we really have to take a look at what an ego is and what it does. An ego is the individual’s perception of themselves. And that can be assessed by the following question: “Who am I?” Whatever your answer for that is, is how your ego perceives you. I will obviously not go into all the details about psychoanalysis here, but I will say that the ego plays a huge role in how you act, how you handle yourself, how you communicate or relate with others, and the type of person you see yourself becoming in the future.
Is My Ego Bloated?
Now that we have a general idea of what the ego is and does, we each have to ask ourselves if our ego is too big or too small? Having a big or bloated ego means that you view yourself as the dominant, self-centered, God-amongst-men individual who for no logical reason should have more rights than others. Now ask yourself, does that sounds like you? Do you have this inner feeling in you telling you that your drive, your identity, your life is more important than everyone else’s? Or is your inner voice telling you that you’re incapable of doing anything right and your life is worthless? Whichever of the two feelings you possess, let’s see if one is better to have than the other.I’ve Got a Bloated Ego–So What?!
If you’re one of those people who thinks whatever they do will be praised and everything they say will be noted, then you may have a bloated ego. But so what? How does that make my life any better or worse? Well the truth is, a bloated ego can be really detrimental to you if it isn’t controlled. When you have a bloated ego, everything you do does not seem good enough. While others may be happy with finishing school, going to work, and creating a family, those with a big ego can have the world under their feet and it still wouldn’t be enough. And that leads to a tragic lifestyle, because everything you do will always inevitably become a bore. Chasing men/women, work, sports, religion, parties, friends, family, academics, everything that you do for a certain amount of time or spend time with will become boring and this will lead you to question how others are able to live in such a boring world. Travel may still act as a remedy, but you’ll want to change the way you live within years or months at a time. People with huge egos tend to reach unbelievable heights in the corporate world, but that is simply because it is never enough for them. So I ask you, who is the happier person, one who finds satisfaction in a 9-5 job, a husband/wife and kids, and a vacation once a year, or the one who travels, adventures, and leads an unusual life to keep excited and sane? I personally will choose the latter even though the peaks are momentary and the lulls are self-destructive. Nevertheless, I would try to lower it to a tolerable level where happiness is achievable, just through a little more experience than the average Joe or a plain Jane, because I know when a person with a bloated ego is able to knock his ego down a few notches, the happiness that he eventually finds will be more blissful than anything an ordinary man with a decent ego can ever imagine.I personally do not suggest in trying to absolve yourself from your ego completely, because I honestly see some benefits in it. Though some may say being at peace with yourself without having any egotistical thoughts and desires to be in power is the greatest of achievements, I believe having the ability to control your ego to a certain degree where you are able to enjoy certain moments in life while aiming for greatness within a society is much more rewarding physically, materially, and mentally, yet though not so much spiritually. It all depends on your current desires, and if those desires do not have room for a humble and appreciative presence then I highly suggest you disregard the tasks mentioned above. It is a man’s own choice to know what he wants and try to achieve it, and I would be a hypocrite and the most egotistical being to want to make someone lose their will to remain an egotist.