Defensiveness
Possible Buried Feelings
Shamevulnerabilityfear of being wronganxietyself-protection
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “Feedback means I'm bad.”
- “I have to explain myself.”
- “Admitting fault is dangerous.”
Healing Notes
Emotion Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: defending may block shame before it is felt, at the cost of hearing the other person.
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