How Did Sigmund Freud Use Defense Mechanisms

Defense mechanisms are methods the ego uses to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause personal anxiety. Sigmund Freud believed people had inner conflicts within them. They can be healthy or unhealthy depending on the circumstances. A person who uses defense mechanisms in a healthy way has a balance of the id and ego. Using defense mechanisms can be unhealthy to a person because it can cause someone to ignore the underlying issues that cause their feelings. They distract people from their unconscious feelings, thoughts, or desires. The overuse of the defense mechanisms is a sign of a person with inner conflicts or anxiety. I have used the displacement, regression, and sublimation defense mechanisms at different points in my life
I used this mechanism when I got a bad grade on a test or had a bad day at school. I came home and was rude to my family, and did not want to be bothered or talk about it. My sister came in my room and asked me to help her with her homework and I yelled at her. I used the contemporary perspective, the psychoanalytic theory, in this situation because I was unaware that I was just making it worse for everyone else by holding in my anger. After I felt bad because my mom came in my room to tell me that my sister was upset because I was mean to her. In the situation I should have been nicer to her and explained I would help her later or I could have put my own problems aside to help her with hers. It was not her fault I got a bad test grade or had a bad day. She did not deserve me yelling at her for no reason because it was not her fault. I realized that I should not take my anger out on those who do not deserve
I used to play almost every sport when I was younger. When I came to high school I continued to play but only basketball. When I was stressed out it was a good thing I had a sport in the afternoon to forget about my problems. I would have a good games because I was letting my stress out in a healthy, active way. I used the contemporary perspective, the humanistic theory, in this situation because I was managing my negative impulses in a healthy way. Sublimation was socially acceptable because I was not harming anyone, I was relieving my stress through a sport. Using this defense mechanism felt good because it would alleviate my stresses of everyday