i got some of all of that....
i think we all do to a certain degree....
one love
khasm
maakheru Brother Khasm!
I'm pretty certain WE ALL DO.....have "defense mechanisms" to PROTECT our EGO.
Yes...Everyone HAS and "ego" as well...along with and "id" and "super-ego" that makes up our personality.
Of course, there are other ways to say this same thing yet, I am not versed enough in those contexts to form a clear enough link. Any system of thinking that describes 'personality' says the same things...for the most part...using different language.
We have been programmed to disbelieve "european psychology" and discount/discredit anything associated with it....even an opportunity to KNOW SELF....
I'm clear that EVERYTHING they have ...they got from US!
I trust we USED this information a lot different than they...yet...it is real.
Thanks for checking and sharing cherryblossom. It's really not hard to see ourselves...when/if we're looking.
Brother James...I KNEW I was supposed to re-state that question giving clearer guidelines to those who need it.
Re-phrased....What defensive position is YOUR EGO in:?:
Maybe it may help if I posted some info. about that different positions. They are actually what we know as "defense mechanisms" and we all use them to greater and lesser degrees and in ALL situations...even when they are "lowered" and one has a sense of SAFETY in a particular inter-action or relationship.
M.E.