Sigmund freud once said that the id was like a wild horse and that the ________ was like a rider astride the horse,struggling to keep it under control.

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According to Freud, the id represents our primal, instinctual impulses and desires, while the ego represents our rational, conscious self that tries to control and mediate the impulses of the id. Therefore, the analogy of a rider trying to control a wild horse is used to describe the struggle between the conscious mind (ego) and the unconscious desires (id).

Sigmund Freud Once Said That the Id Was Like a Wild