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Increase your self-esteem by understanding the moderately primitive defense mechanism reaction formation:<\/h2>\n
Reaction formation is converting unwanted or dangerous thoughts, feelings or impulses into their opposites.<\/p>\n
It is most often used to hinder the expression of unacceptable anger, sexuality or dependency.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is a transitional defense mechanism between the primitive defence mechanism acting out and the mature defense mechanism altruism where one focus on other\u2019s welfare even at a personal risk or cost.<\/p>\n
A common reaction formation is going to the opposite extreme and being extra kind when you feel you are losing control of your anger.<\/p>\n
Or when demonstrating care and concern toward someone one you really want to care for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or covering something unacceptable up by adopting an opposite stance.<\/p>\n
Or the more constructive situation becoming very bold when on the inside being very scared.<\/p>\n
An example is a person who is very angry with the manager but instead is overly kind claiming to love the job.<\/p>\n
Freud claimed that men who are having harsh anti-homosexual attitudes cultivate this to avoid their own homosexual feelings and convince themselves that they are heterosexual.<\/p>\n
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