Click open to read each definition: 9 defense mechanisms
Then if you still don’t see it, I can show you movie clips!
The initial realization might feel taking off sunglasses that you didn’t realize you were wearing, plus a cringe feeling. Then suddenly you can talk with others from your Core Essence to their Core Essence.
None is better or worse than another.
And a healing path is available for each.
Credit to therapist & corporate consultant Beatrice Chestnut, Ph.D., for her books & interviews.