Episode #51 Defense Mechanisms: Helpful or Hurtful?

You see people acting up.  The discomfort is unbearable. Is it bad behavior?  Or a psychological defense mechanism?

All humans use defense mechanisms to keep themselves safe.  These actions can help, interfere or wreak havoc in our lives.

Defense mechanisms trigger defense mechanisms in other people, creating a potentially unending cycle of emotional pain and escalation.

How do you stop the cycle? How do you keep each other safe?

How do you bring down the heat?

Focus on the pain, not the actions.