Defence mechanism.

Defense mechanisms have been around the world since people had the ability to feel. Though each person goes through each defense differently and in there own way they go through them just he same. These defenses are repression, reaction, regression and denial just to name a few. Repression is the withdrawal from consciousness of an unwanted idea or desire by pushing it down, or repressing it, into the unconscious part of the mind. An example …showed first 75 words of 311 total…

…showed last 75 words of 311 total…Learning about all of these processes of defense mechanisms I could relate myself to using them all at one point or another. But the one I find myself using more often is denial. I tend to think that if I don't recognize it then it won't be able to hurt me. Though now that I know all about these defenses I will be more aware of myself doing them and will learn to correct myself.