Self Image

I am your Ego.

More simply I am your perception of yourself.

When you stand and gaze into a mirror you will see yourself reflected within the glass, I am how you see yourself in your minds eye.

The other difference between your mirrored reflection and me is that the mirror will always reflect you how you are, whereas I skew your image in favour of a more likeable you. I try to be as generous as I can to you by always trying to show you a favourable picture of how you are.

Although you may have a face only a bulldog could love, to me you are drop dead gorgeous. I'll wager that when you sing aloud, you hear perfect pitch while others run for cover, you can thank me later for that little trick.

While I always try my damnedest to show you yourself in the best possible light, I am vulnerable to attack and in some unfortunate people, am defenceless against assailants who bolster their own ego by damaging yours. This can happen most easily through verbal attacks and bullying, and often I am so sullied by these attacks I begin to believe them, and thus your image of yourself will deteriorate. This is a deadly serious position to be in as a low self image can lead to self harm.

I can be restored however through care and counselling, so all is never lost.

I am formed within you when you are a child, thus, how you are treated as a child will greatly affect the image I show you as an adult.

I am your ego.

Be nice to me.