When I was a baby I would love to drink milk. Every night I would cry and throw a tantrum until my parents gave me my bottle of milk. I would throw fits until I got what I wanted

When I was growing up I would always love to watch tv and sometimes at night I would have the thought of sneaking downstairs and watching tv. However, I knew my parents were very strict with rules on screen time. Instead of breaking the house rules and watching TV without asking, when it was the appropriate time I would ask my parents to watch TV and they would allow me too.

When I was on my weight loss journey I loved to eat chips and cookies but I knew that if I ate them I would overeat and push my goals back even further. But I would avoid them because if I ate them I would ruin my goals and delay my transformation

Last year I was in denial that I was physically and mentally unhealthy and needed to change my lifestyle. But I was constantly telling myself that things would automatically get better as time progressed but didn't want to make a change. I would blame my parents and my environment for all my problems but wouldn't take charge and solve my problems. The defense mechanism worked because it let me postpone my problems longer and longer without making me feel wrong for thinking a certain way.

When I was going through depression and going through suicidal thoughts I eventually learned to channel all my problems into the gym and worked on myself physically and the Gym healed me physically and mentally. I learned that suicide wasn't the solution to my problems and that each one of us has a purpose in life and this was a wake-up call to me that I needed to work on my mental and physical health and become a stronger person. The defense mechanism did its job because it allowed me to channel all my problems into an object that was working out and satisfied my aggression.

One time I received a horrible grade on a test. I rationalized by telling myself that other people also received a bad grade on the test which makes it acceptable for me to also receive a bad grade on that test. The defense mechanism does its trick because it makes me feel better about the unacceptable behavior justifing why I got a bad grade on the test.

Career Options: Social Worker, Nurse, Human Resources

I have always been interested in a job that involves communicating and helping others. I have been interested in the medical profession and the Nurse / medical field is something I would be interested in.