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Defense mechanisms help us protect ourselves from uncomfortable feelings, especially ones that might become intense and overwhelming. Therapists are well-acquainted with how defenses work, and we ...

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Thanks to child psychologists Dr. Jasmine Narayan, PsyD,Dr. Rachel Fein and Claire Lerner, LCSW-C, we're diving deeper into what that looks like. They not only cover which coping mechanisms you ...