Jocko Underground: These Are Your Defense Mechanisms

These defense mechanisms are present, and if you take them to an extreme, they can be really, really bad. If you use them correctly, then they're not necessarily bad. But if you can understand them and understand that other people might be doing these things, it can help you get through some sticky situations.

What a defense mechanism is, a psychological defense mechanism is a unconscious psychological operation that a person conducts to protect themselves from anxiety, from stress, and from those feelings from developing.