vain, greedy, hateful, prideful, resentful, envious, angry, fearful, and more; it can be grandiose, intolerant, arrogant, and over-bearing. It is self-absorbed and thereby insensitive to the needs or feelings of others. It can be brutal and remorseless. When the ego’s self-esteem trips fail to produce what it wants, a person can fall prey to apathy, hopelessness, and victimization—all ego states. It must continually have an opinion, or be approving or disapproving of events, people or things—creating a narrow mental world.
