The philosophy of psychological defense is a set of beliefs that helps protect a person from the blows of fate.
Declaration of Acceptance of Reality
Prof. N.I. Kozlov proposes the philosophy of psychological protection in the form of a Declaration of Acceptance of Reality: “The world is not fair and has never taken obligations to be fair. The world is not kind and never promised me happiness. People live the way they can, not the way I want them to. I choose to accept it simply as a reality: the same way I accept winter and cold, spring and dirt. It is important that the Declaration of Acceptance of Reality must necessarily be supplemented with a constructive one: we care about protection not in order to hide from a dangerous world, but in order to act more effectively in it and create a worthy one.
Athlete’s life credo
Rudolf Maksimovich Zagainov, a leading sports psychologist, writes about it this way:
We are obliged to pass on the “life credo” we have suffered to the guarded and beloved person in order to ensure the safety of his life. There are two programs here — “mandatory” (safety, psychological protection) and “optional” (victory, path to victory). In no case can you change programs in places. So, “Man is not created for happiness. Denying this inevitably leads to disappointment. Don’t forget what the Bible says: «…by the sweat of your face you will eat bread.» And sadness, like suffering, is natural, since life is not a reward, not a holiday, but a test. See →
Poems of Mother Teresa
Not everyone knows that Mother Teresa, the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Love, wrote poetry. Such:
People are unintelligent
Illogical and egocentric.
However, love them.
If you do good
People will accuse you of ulterior motives.
However, do good.
If success comes to you,
You will have fake friends
And true enemies.
However, may success come to you.
The good that you do
Will be forgotten tomorrow.
However, do good.
What you have been building for years
Can be destroyed in one night.
However, build.
People really need help
However, those you help
They might pounce on you.
However, help people.
Give the world the best you have
And you will be beaten.
However, give the world your best
What do you have.
Do you hear intonations of the wise philosophy of psychological defense?