Why it matters
Names a common failure mode of insight: knowing something true and then identifying with it.
Core term · Edward Edinger
Inflation
When the everyday 'I' mistakes itself for the whole of the psyche — the quiet grandiosity before a fall.
Areas of life
Humilitysuccessself-knowledge
How to handle it
After a real insight, notice any urge to feel above others.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Inflation into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.