Has anyone ever told you not to be so “defensive” when they offer up criticism for your behavior? Even worse, have they become angered by your supposed tendencies toward “projecting” your own feelings ...

Projection is when an individual unconsciously projects their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors onto someone else. Sigmund Freud first introduced defense mechanisms, which include projection. These are ...

The first step in a 12-step program is for the addict to admit that they have a problem, because most addicts are in denial about their addictions. And, as my clinical supervisor observed when I was ...