Defenses/resistance/obstacles/blocks
Dr. Freud has described several defenses, which we unconsciously produce not to give and get access to our innermost mind's content.
Symptoms of various defenses:
- fake laughs
- irresistible compulsive talk
- telling lies
- giving excuses
- giving justifications
- boredom
- aches and pains
- conflicting sentences
- denials
- forgetfulness
- futile discussions
- arguments
- gossiping
- weeping
- making scenes
- submissiveness
- stealing
- showing off
- false culprits
- begging for favors
- injuring self
- injuring others
- punishments
- being hyper-emotional
- being very brave and cool
- being non-responsive
- being tightly controlled etc.
We can study each defense separately