Defense mechanism Quote by Corey Ann Haydu

“When something is "all in your mind," people tend to think that it's willful, that it's something you could control if only you tried…

— Temple Grandin

“When someone says something, they automatically know what to say back. But for me it's as if the pathway between my brain and mouth…

— Robin Roe

A neurosis defends itself by coming up with rationalizations to explain away bizarre behavior.

— David Brin

“The person of the therapist is the converting catalyst, not his order or credo, not his spatial location in the room, not his exquisitely…

— Thomas Lewis

I've have a number of violent tics. With Tourette syndrome, there's not just compulsive actions, but compulsive thoughts as well. That used to scare…

— Dash Mihok

“The mind-body clash has disguised the truth that psychotherapy is physiology. When a person starts therapy, he isn't beginning a pale conversation; he is…

— Thomas Lewis

The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not.

— Michael Shermer

I teach people to be flexible, scientific and logical in their thinking and therefore to be less prone to brainwashing by the therapist.

— Albert Ellis

Tourette's is involuntary in that it is impossible not to do. And it's torture to know what you're doing and not be able to…

— Dash Mihok

“All defensiveness stems from the need to be right and frustration over not being able to control others.”

— Bryant McGill

“Whereas we’d once believed that the symptoms and behavior exhibited by our clients primarily reflected their psychological defenses—a view that attributed a degree of…

— Janina Fisher

“You cannot control the way people treat you, but you can control how you respond to their treatment.”

— Gary Rohrmayer