Excise is the French word for “exposure,” but it is now used very loosely by many Americans. In truth, excision is a very real thing. We can’t really get excised from ourselves except by accident. We are constantly aware of our flaws and imperfections.
As soon as we start to self-excise, we can start to notice our flaws and imperfections too. This is why most people struggle with their self-image. I’m talking about the way you feel about yourself, the way you think you look, the way you act, the way you think you sound, the way you feel, and the way you think you speak.
That is the main reason why people struggle with their self-image. They are constantly aware of their flaws and imperfections. Even though it is possible to remove yourself from your current self, it is still possible to find yourself by removing yourself from your current self. So while excision is a very real thing, for most people, it is not as real as it is for you.
The problem is that you are constantly aware of what you look like. This includes things like whether you’re skinny, fat, handsome, ugly, short, tall, and so on. When you look at yourself through the lens of other people’s perceptions, you are continually aware of your own flaws. If you don’t like how you look, you might question how you look.
Excision is a word that has been in use for thousands of years. The Romans who created it, when they defined it, for the first time, as “to remove oneself from one’s self”, were already trying to explain how society views itself. The concept of “self” is a tricky one. Just because you are aware that you have a body and that you are a person, does not make you a self.
There is a tendency to view ourselves as something that we are, as if we are a separate, autonomous entity. This is where excision comes into play. If you remove yourself from your body, but your mind remains inside, then you are not a self, you are an object. Like a statue. Or a painting. Or a book.
One of the things that excision is about is the idea of the body as a representation of the mind. An image of ourselves as a separate entity, a self with our own thoughts and desires. The idea that we are a self is usually expressed as an idea of ownership, as if we are a separate entity that owns something or someone else. In excision you remove that belief that you are your own entity and that you are separate from your body.
In excision you do have to remove the idea of ownership from the mind. But it’s an idea that exists in the body. To believe in the body as your own separate entity is an idea that exists in the mind. To believe that you own your body is an idea that exists in the mind. You have to be able to recognize where you are and you have to be able to recognize that you are a separate entity.
The idea of the “self” that the brain has is a construct. When we feel the urge to do something it’s a desire to see what would happen if you did it. It’s a desire to see what would happen if you did something. It’s also a desire to see what would happen if you did something. It’s also a desire to see what would happen if you did something.
The problem is when we can’t recognize where we are, and our desires and desires lead us to do things we regret. I know this is probably not a great way to describe excensure, but I’m using excensure as a metaphor for our state of mind and that’s the best I could do.