A common defense mechanism that I find myself using is taking out my anger on others. With the stress of school work, athletics, a job, and hanging out with friends things can get pretty hectic, especially when my time is not spent getting things I need to do done. Sometimes I will find myself hanging out with my friends instead of doing an assignment that I should be working on. When it gets close to the assignments deadline I begin to stress and cram to get things done. Having to cram in the work because of my poor time management irritates me. Sometimes I will let this irritation get the best of me, and be rude on the phone when talking to one of my parents or lash out at one of my friends in an abnormal way. When I realize what I am doing I am quick to apologize and seem to calm down a little bit after. Letting my frustration get the best of me and diverting my anger onto the people that are close to me is not a habit that I want to repeat doing. Taking responsibility for my actions and approaching my assignments with a calm collective mindset is a tremendous help.
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