The 12 Most Common Defense Mechanisms

Humor

This one take the cake as something we really enjoy doing, but depending on how intense the stressor it, one of the hardest things to do, especially if you’re the one who is going to be the funny one. Humor takes a stressful situation and dashes on a little laughter by perceiving it as something funny. Normally, this would be viewed in a positive light, with others also sharing laughs with the person, given the chance. But sometimes it would not be viewed favorably, especially in certain situations. And this isn’t exactly something that is easy to do, as some people even struggle to make light of certain situations.