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Originally Posted by harmonygirl I think it is ego that is our judge, jury and ultimately, executioner. |
According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory the ego is one of the three divisions of the psyche that serves as the organized conscious mediator between the person and reality by functioning both in the perception of and adaptation to reality. This can also be interpreted as the constant struggle between the desire to die (Thanatos) and the desire to live (Eros).