Subtle Behaviors that Are Defense Mechanisms in Disguise

What these behaviors could really mean

Ella Ann
ILLUMINATION
Published in
6 min readAug 8, 2022

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We all have been guilty at some point in our lives of “reading too much into it.” The truth is that sometimes we take things too personal. It’s just what humans do.

For example, my friend is anxious for an upcoming exam and has been very short with me lately. Are they mad at me

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