Risking Dr.V Pretending As a defense Mechanism

Pretending as a defense Mechanism...



They don't even notice the difference between acting and being themselves and cannot admit they are role playing even when it is pointed out..
They suppress their real feelings and do not recognize them as their own, Should their real feelings ever surface, they are likely to disown them, fail to recognize them or carry on the pretnese, " who, Me? Don't be ridiculous." The person playing a role characteristically rejects his real self when it appears, because the risk of being responsible for what he is or feels overwhelms him.
At no time is this any more obvious or painful than when such people are confronted with feelings of grief...


You can pretend you do not care
but then you feel no joy.

You can pretned you do not feel
but then your sadness becomes trapped within.

You can pretend you are not you
But then everything seems like a dream.

You can only live your life as you.
If you want the esteem you believe you deserve..

You must risk all your failures as yourself..