Defense mechanisms your brain uses to protect you that are actually ruining your relationships

#	Entity	Score
1	Unrealistic growth projections	66.8
2	The Denial of Death	55.6
3	Rationalization and Excuses	46.8
4	The Phantom Water Displacement (The Massive Kick)	39.8
5	Intellectualization	36.0
6	avoidance of difficult conversations	32.8
7	Passive-aggression	29.7
8	Suggest splitting or pick mid-range; let him treat if he insists	28.0
9	disagree without contempt or defensiveness	23.2
10	stonewalling	20.6

#1Avoidance#2Stonewalling#3Defensiveness#4Projection#5Displacement#6Passive Aggression#7People-Pleasing#8Rationalization#9Intellectualization#10Minimizing#11Humor as Deflection #12Control#13Splitting#14Denial#15self-check

#1Denial#2Projection#3Rationalization#4Displacement#5Repression #6Reaction Formation #7Intellectualization#8Splitting#9Passive‑Aggression#10Avoidance/Withdrawal#11Compulsive Caretaking#12Grandiosity#13Somatization#14Journaling#15therapy+15 more

#1Freudian theory #2Anna Freud#3APA#4Journal of Personality and Social Psychology#5Denial#6Emotion#7radical acceptance#8Projection#9Gottman Institute#10Journal your triggers#11Repression/Suppression#12Psychological Science#13affect labeling#14UCLA#15Rationalization+9 more

#1Denial#2Projection#3Withdrawal#4Defensiveness#5Blame-shifting#6Passive-aggression#7Rationalization#8Minimization#9Splitting#10Reaction Formation#11Displacement#12Emotional Numbing#13Pause and breathe#14Name it#15Use “I” statements+7 more

#1Withdrawal/Stonewalling#2Rationalization#3Projection#4Minimization#5Deflection#6Denial

#1Denial#2Projection#3Rationalization#4Repression#5Displacement#6Avoidance#7Sublimation #8Intellectualization #9Isolation of Affect#10Fantasy#11professional help

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