Ego reduction

Ego reduction

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.

See also

* Egolessness


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