At what point would you give up on life?

[Tallmo]

That shock the ego receives can be a positive one too, it seems. (That is, not necessarily things like losing a job but something positive.)

I don't think so, because the nature of the ego is to be able to do things, use willpower and skills. If the ego gets hurt through something negative and cannot function then psychic energy starts to seek new paths and consciousness expands.

[Myst]

I don't think so, because the nature of the ego is to be able to do things, use willpower and skills. If the ego gets hurt through something negative and cannot function then psychic energy starts to seek new paths and consciousness expands.

But some things can overwhelm the ego and those don't have to be negative things is what I'm saying.