I think that we all have our own defenses that we use when we need to. Personally, when I am hurt, pissed off, or sad I immediatley go into hiding. I don't want to deal with anyone, most of all, I don't want to care for or love anyone. I think it's healthy to a certain point, but I am a mom and a wife, so I can't be selfish and retreat, I have a family to care for. So, sometimes other self destructive habits I have come to the surface. I know when it's time to handle a situation and move on by what I am doing in life...am I only eating once a day or not at all? Am I working out 4, 5 times a day? If the answer is yes, then I know something is wrong.

It would be nice if I could could stop shutting off and deal, but sometimes that just isn't possible. Maybe I'm just crazy, it would be nice to hear how other ppl handle life.

Stooj, I think you're totally right, we've become an over medicated society with an obsession with Hollywood and fake lives on TV. When did we start relying on entertainment and such to deal with our lives?
maryjanemama Reviewed by maryjanemama on . Just thinking (typing) aloud I'm stoned, my mind is racing, I'm anxious about turning 30. I'm not worried about growing older... I'm worried about losing touch, I'm concerned about forgetting what it's like to be young. Anyway, enough yackety-yack about that. But thinking about aging has made me realize something that we all do, only it seems more prevalent in older people, and that's shutting ourselves off...especially if we've been hurt. Everyone has their own reason for doing it. I think, at some point, for our Rating: 5