many of these are natural defense mechanisms. if we acknowledged to ourselves or to each other how shitty certain experiences are, how we treat each other / ge

many of these are natural defense mechanisms. if we acknowledged to ourselves or to each other how shitty certain experiences are, how we treat each other / get treated... isn't not even clear there would be an outlet anyway. the good news is: if we don't like what we hear, we can choose one of these many distortions to make the story fit our needs.