Comments on: Defense Mechanisms

By: Jeremy Hobbs

Jeremy Hobbs — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:24:14 +0000

Regression would probably the one I relate to. In my past, I used to deal with my issues by shutting everyone out and being extremely quiet. Sometimes I still find myself doing this when under extreme stress, where I will just shut myself away in a room for a while, not really talking to anyone. When i’m noticing that i’m doing this, i’m usually able to knock myself out of it.

By: purposebeyondpain

purposebeyondpain — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:47:21 +0000

Awesome points!!

By: Mary Shuford

Mary Shuford — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:04:50 +0000

Okay well I hear these defense mechanisms all the time on he radio!! You hear songs about being over a relationship, and talking negatively about people when really they are just hurting. I know that I tend to use sarcasm as a defense mechanism when I am too scared to show my real emotions about something. I also tend to use it to keep people out, and sometimes to avoid emotions all together. I understand the projecting, and see it all the time. I sometimes project on people because I don’t want to be the one to have a negative feeling about something.

By: Jacobie Robinson

Jacobie Robinson — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:44:21 +0000

A possible example to what you are talking about, to me sounds like sublimation. To where you direct your feelings into a socially accepted activity. You really want to beat somebody up, but instead you tear down the debilitating fence outside, stack it up and hall it off. Or maybe you are really sad, but you can’t break down and cry right now. so you write a poem about your situation. I hear you, defense mechanisms are not necessarily all bad, I don’t think. However, just with any tool of DEFENSE, you have to be careful how you use it. For instance if we put on a shield to block out hurt, but we wear it all the time, we never experience the comfort that a hug might provide. If we are constantly walking around with a javelin to fight off dangerous predators, we may hurt the ones who truly love us and who we should allow to get close to use. In other words, every moment of life is not a battle field. Certain defense mechanisms should be used appropriately. I appreciate my colleagues for being able to recognize different defense mechanisms in their lives, and actually modifying their behaviors such that the mechanisms do not destroy them or the ones they love. As for me, I imagine that I struggle with rationalization. I am always searching for a reason why. If the reason is acceptable, then the action is acceptable. But I know that this is not always the case. We must have controlled responses to life’s situations.

By: Jackson Wanjeru

Jackson Wanjeru — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:30:53 +0000

Do we have more defefense mechanism other than those listed in the text book. If any of you knows more, pleas share as I find this topic very informative and interesting to say the least.

By: steve lee

steve lee — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:34:35 +0000

I believe that we all should have a defense mechanism. I believe it has gotten a bad rap for being a bad thing. We should always defend ourselves in situations in which we need… Well defense.

Personally With that said there are many times in which I get very Very annoyed when people point out my failures. For me it makes sense that the people that should point out our failures should do it in love.

In that way the Defense is Down. However if a stranger came and told me I was a Bad Christian or … a horrible person. That is not time for me to agree with the random stranger who is slandering my name.

Although Anger is not what I need to resort to =( I should try and get to the bottom of the issue and my brain should be working overtime to get to the bottom of the issue.

So to sum up defense in love = correct… in my belief and defense in pride,self interest = wrong.

By: purposebeyondpain

purposebeyondpain — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:44:41 +0000

That’s awesome!! Perfect humorous example of regression.

By: Mallory Kaptain

Mallory Kaptain — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:32:25 +0000

I just realized that my name has not been showing up correctly. I fixed it now. Sorry!

By: Mallory

Mallory — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:31:22 +0000

Regression is another defense mechanism. It is shown when a person gets angry and then starts going back to an old pattern of thinking. This is most often seen when an adult begins acting like a child.
I love watching the show “The Office”, and the character Michael Scott is a classic example of this. The more angry he becomes, the more immature he acts.

By: Ola Oyatayo

Ola Oyatayo — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:41:32 +0000

Displacement defense mechanism is an area I myself struggle with, where I tend to take my frustrations of the day or the week on someone else and it just goes down the ladder, you cannot yell or be rude to your Pastor or leader but you can take it out on the spouse or the Children, to the fact that on those days when I go through the rough times of displacement, everyone hides in their own little corners, and they have come to identify when I am going through those times. But you know what everyday is a learning process and the Grace of God is sufficient for me.