[WithoutMe]

In reptiles, there is hardly any sense of self, coz there is just one brain & hence no disharmony in its psychology, whereas in mammals there are the two brains, & hence some disharmony, thus creating a rudimentary image of self in mammals (hence mammals can be taken as pets as they understand the consisting of belonging as they have a sense of identity, whereas reptiles never really become great pets coz they hardly understand what a sense of belonging is, due to their lack of sense of self).

Now only in the case of humans, there are the 2 brains, & hence the greatest disharmony in the psychological side, thus creating such a sustainable & complex character called the "Self"!

Now to maintain this image of Self, one suffers from an eternal conflict of 'what is' with that of 'what should be' & here we see humans talking so much about change, choice & consciousness! Could Consciousness could have existed without the very deep rooted crisis in the human psyche?

Here "crisis" is the possible ("possible" as per the prediction of mammalian brain) threat to the sustenance of one's Image as Self! Now, even a reptile will know what danger is, but only a mammal will know what fear is, coz fear is the anticipation of danger & such anticipation can only come out of the perception of a crisis to one's existence. Now in humans, this fear is amplified much more into a myriad of other emotions due to their increased psychological disharmony.