A Quote by Domus Ulixes on ego

Eventually I was disgusted of how fake most people live their lives. How sturdily set they are on concepts and Idea's, not even their own. And live their lives by them, without regarding their validity upon their own lives.
Not a self made image, of how you should be. (the Ego) But worse, an image of how you should be.

If you ever want to drop a self image, which is never who you really are. You will need to know how it has gotten there. It will take time and effort to self explore.