Defense Mechanisms - Aug 2012

Regression

Regression involves behaviors of the previous development stages. We sometimes act like a child when something bad is confronting us. Maybe we just want others to show their care by catching their attention. I guess the same theory applies to the fact that girlfriends often throw tantrum to their boyfriends?

Picture: Venus Lai

Rare regression is cute, but too much regression becomes outrageous! We’d better learn how to control our temper and give ourselves a boundary of tantrum. In this way, we can release our anger at the same time keeping our close ones tight.