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Increase your self-esteem by understanding slightly more mature strategies we use to manage strong feelings:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is about the second of the 4 levels of defense mechanisms. The levels mirror different levels of maturity and hence are increasingly constructive ways of dealing with difficult feelings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Level II consists of immature and narcissistic defense mechanisms that<\/em> annoy the observer but comfort the user. The last post was about dissociation and splitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slightly more mature defense mechanisms are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acting out<\/strong> is using an extreme and often immature behavior in order to manage unacceptable thoughts or feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Devaluation<\/strong> is putting yourself and others down as terrible persons. A version of this is hypochondriasis which is having an extreme worry about having a serious illness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Idealization<\/strong> is putting yourself and others on a pedestal as if being flawless<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Passive-aggressive behaviour\/Turning against the self<\/strong> implies redirecting feelings towards oneself that were originally directed towards someone else such as criticizing, punishing or harming oneself instead of the responsible person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Autistic fantasy<\/strong> is dealing with emotional conflict and stressors by escaping into daydreaming and an inner fantasy world as a substitute for problem solving of the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be continued in the next post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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