Defense Mechanism

I had just been turned down for taking a girl to homecoming as her mom reminded her that she was grounded. I could not believe what had happened; when I got home my brother asked me how did it go. “She gave me a big kiss saying yes”. I replied. I went up to my room got in my pajamas and cried for two days. I was sure that her mother had killed herself for …

…I could no longer remember the name or the address of the girl. However more time passed and I was still unhappy, I began to look at the situation more objectively. I began to conclude that homecoming will pass away and I will learn from my experience. “Defeat builds character!”. I told myself and next year I will be more smatter and get the girl I want. Fantasy Regression Rationalization Reaction formation Projection Repression Displacement