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Originally Posted by nanrob
The ego that is the inner child. It's the child-like side that wants to be satisfied right now. Think of how a small child wants what it wants when it wants it and has temper tantrums when it doesn't get what it wants when it wants it. The super ego is societal rules and keeps the ego "in check". The Id is the part of us that is present in the world. Inner child work isn't about indulging. It's having that part of us "grow up" so we stop "acting out" negative child like behaviors (demanding/temper tantrums) while keeping the fun and creative behaviors. When we say someone is egotistical or has a big ego, we are saying they believe they deserve to have what they want when they want it and they take great pleasure in displaying their "toys" (cars, boats, jewelry, expensive clothes, etc.).
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I don't want to get bogged down in semantics, as I do understand what you are trying to say, but technically what you are referring to as ego, actually reads f like the Freudian construct of id. The further elaboration into the superego again indicates that you are pulling from Freud in your definition. The ego is the go between between infantile desires (in the adult BTW) and super repressive constriction of society.
Whatever you call it... just not buying it. Thank you for your opinion though, others may find it very useful for their therapy.