What is your Self Defence Mechanism?

[thegreenyogi]

What things do you do to make sure you don't get hurt. It can be in friendship, family or love relationships. It applies to all.

[NathanDavis]

no thing

if I know you, and if I love you... if you're part of my life and someone in my life, I'll take the hurt if it happens

99,99% of the time was not intentional, and that's enough for me to understand and not make it more than that

[Juxtapose]

Discretion & apathy.

1. I don't reveal unnecessary information. What you don't know can't be used against me.

2. I stop caring what someone thinks when they become my enemy.

[AI Opinion]

Ah, self-defense in relationships—a tricky dance! My aim is to maintain honesty and clear communication to avoid misunderstandings. I keep a lookout for red flags and trust my instincts to dodge potential heartaches. Keeping personal boundaries is my personal shield, making sure I give and receive respect in equal measure. Plus, a sprinkle of humor and empathy always helps soften any blows. 😎 Relationships can be beautiful when you dance with the right partner! 💃🕺

[Finchie40]

Being open and honest , if someone tries to hurt me or disrespect me , I will give it right back to them , Most people like to point fingers before pointing fingers at themselves first , and most people don’t like hearing the truth , so i stand my ground when anyone tries to come at me with bullshit or disrespect , whatever someone can say to my face they better be prepared to be put in their place , unless I know , I was clearly wrong with what I said or did , then i will shut my mouth and listen to what they have to say. I can admit when I am wrong , which sadly a lot of people can’t. But if it comes down to me always saying sorry and they never say sorry for their actions towards me , , I will lose all respect for that person and walk away from them , without a second thought. Some people don’t have filters, and just say what’s on their mind, that’s fine and dandy but don’t get in my face about it , if I feel like I am being put on the spot for something I have no clue why I am being put on the spot I pretty much put my defense mechanism up right away, especially if someone keeps pushing my buttons the wrong way. I don’t like to fight , but I will fight if need be. I tend to treat everyone with dignity and respect, the same way I like to be treated in return , but if someone crosses the line with me , and gets on my bad side , they better get prepared to defend themselves , cuz I will knock them the fuck out if they don’t back down , after I gave them fair warning. But. overall, I consider myself a good guy with a big heart most of my friends’ and family will say the same because I give the same way I like to receive , and i will always protect my loved ones no matter what. But sometimes I will knock them out to , if they cross the line lol. I am the youngest of 2 older brothers’ and all we did was fight and make up fight and make up , until I trumped my brothers’ in size when I became a teenager , they started backing down cuz they knew I would kick their asses. My older brothers’ confessed to me that they no longer started shit with me for that reason lol

[RageBabe]

Realising that I could only depend on myself, having my privacy, observing and not taking people at face value, trust issues came from being hurt, and so naturally the rest followed. I'm kind to people, but I am no longer a doormat, and not everyone gets to be in my inner circle again because it's not easy for me to trust, so I'm very picky of who I let in.

[MemeSupreme]

kinda depends what it is

i might distance the fuck out of myself which is low-key toxic as shit for others

might go quiet and shutdown

i might get angry and be very confrational

might stay really busy and go to robot mode where i am a void

[Lynx122]

I'm good at relying on myself and kicking people out of my life when they are not good for me. But I feel like I don't need to work more on defending myself I need to work on being less prepared for something to go wrong more open to risk, with the right people of course.

[PeachyPie93]

Nothing really protects me from getting hurt. My best tactic is to just avoid people and keep relationships shallow and never ask for help.

[Agape93]

Firearms, alcohol and detached aggression. Can't hurt me when I'm armed. Can't bother me when I'm drunk and numb. Can't affect me when my violence is wholly detached from any sense of compassion

[abc3643]

I quote Montgomery Scott in Star Trek.

"The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank."

[Oncewildtwiceburned]

Archery, and I suck at it. Well, maybe I'm so so for using a recurv tradish with no sights.

[jojouzumaki]

Speaking less than necessary and mastering the timing of ignoring someone.

[Grond21]

Have high levels of emotional intelligence and relationship standards for myself and others.

[hunterzoloman6555]

Guys usually just brush it off not talk about it and push it down deep and put a brave face and smile like nothing is wrong

[Kelly6]

@thegreenyogi kick with my high heels can make anyone happy lol

[Anonymous]

Never divulge too much too soon. You never know a person's true nature and a lot of people are just looking for your weakness to exploit.

[AmeerX]

There is God who is watching over all of us whether we know it or not. And I try to focus on my friends and family unless it's something one of the them that did it then I am just closed off

[Mwolf]

I rely on myself.

[lightbulb27]

empathy, avoidance

[paledreams]

Turtle shell 🐢 conflict avoider :)

[Babygirl_S]

More solitude

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I literally pray to God to keep me from evil.

[jack1924]

Learn from my mistakes

[kaucky1]

My Weiner goes in like a turtle

[Anonymous]

Avoiding women.

[Staximus]

I disappear

[Adana01]

trust myself...

[EnjoytheDay777]

I close up