Defense Mechanisms That Both Protect and Hurt Us
Orange County Christian Counseling
Every day, we are confronted with a multitude of circumstances, people, and emotions that have the potential to cause us undue stress. People all have their defense mechanisms against stress in ways that are unique to them. Some of these can be useful, but the majority of them are not. When a person experiences stress, they go through a complicated and extremely individualized experience. Think about the things that cause you to feel stressed. Have you met anyone else who isn’t fazed by the things that cause you to worry? Maybe they seem to be able to deal with them without much fuss. Do you know people who get stressed...
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