The concept of ego reduction occurs in several contexts. The term is predicated on the use of Sigmund Freud's concept of the ego to describe the conscious adult self.
Ego reduction has been used
- as a goal in Alcoholics Anonymous
- as a concept in BDSM play, as in entering "subspace"
- as a concept in attaining religious humility.
Famous quotes containing the words ego and/or reduction:
“No other man-made device since the shields and lances of the ancient knights fulfills a man’s ego like an automobile.”
—Sir William Rootes (1894–1964)
“The reduction of nuclear arsenals and the removal of the threat of worldwide nuclear destruction is a measure, in my judgment, of the power and strength of a great nation.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)