Reasons to Defend Against the Superego
Thus one of the ways that an attitude of rejection develops is through
identification with the rejecting attitude of the environment in early childhood. This is why early in our
work we learn how to defend against the
superego. At the beginning, and for a long
time, we need to defend against the superego so that we are able to
experience ourselves more objectively. We need to defend from superego attacks and judgments not only because the attacks are painful but more importantly to be able to look at
what is there.