Way of dealing with emotional pain Denial Refusing to recognize an emotion or a problem.

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Way of dealing with

emotional pain

Refusing to recognize an emotion or a

problem

Transferring emotions from the original source to

another

Placing uncomfortable thoughts in an area of our subconscious

memory

Making excuses for actions or feelings

Fantasizing to escape

unpleasant reality

Behaving in a manner opposite to the way you

are feeling

Directing your energy into a useful rather than an

unacceptable goal

Sublimation

Do you know anyonewho has experienced

any of the Defense Mechanisms

we justtalked about?

A deep caring or concern for someone

Strong feeling of being displeased

Feeling or behaving in an unfriendly way

A feeling of disappointment or

exasperation with a situation

Fear of the future or of the unknown

A scared feeling or being afraid

Wanting something someone else has

Fear of losing something you already have

A feeling of complete hopelessness

Feeling isolated from others

Deep feeling of sadness caused by the loss of

someone or something

Feeling of having done something

wrong