http://www.ventpark.com/vent/2008/10/24/self-defense-mechanism/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:58:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.ventpark.com/vent/2008/10/24/self-defense-mechanism/#comment-371 thetaman Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:34:25 +0000 http://www.ventpark.com/?p=292#comment-371 Really I think it comes down to being honest with yourself and having the courage to see things as they are, and to be willing to say it the way it is.  I think the defense mechanisms come from our innate desire to survive and to avoid situations that we perceive as threatening our own survival -- whether it be punishment, loss of esteem, etc.  So the stronger and more confident you are as a person, the less you need your defense mechanisms. Really I think it comes down to being honest with yourself and having the courage to see things as they are, and to be willing to say it the way it is.  I think the defense mechanisms come from our innate desire to survive and to avoid situations that we perceive as threatening our own survival — whether it be punishment, loss of esteem, etc.  So the stronger and more confident you are as a person, the less you need your defense mechanisms.

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