The ego didn't always have such a bad name. It was originally coined by Freud to refer to the "I", our sense of self, the realistic part...

The ego promotes guilt. We keep our belief in guilt from our awareness. Guilt is an ongoing problem for everyone.

Schema Therapy. A description of the ego thought system and how to change it.

The ego self and the true self are two completely different thought systems.

even the state of flow has its dark side. What many gamblers and gamers call "being in the zone" when they play. It is a trance-like state that has been labelled "dark flow"

people are their most creative, productive and happy when they are in a state of flow.