defense mechanisms

Coping or defense mechanisms are very much part of TMS. Well, everyone employs them at some time or another, and they can be very useful unless you are using them constantly and consistently to avoid processing emotions and other things in your life. I've thought about these a lot, because at...

I'm not convinced that Pain is the main reason for TMS....(Pain as a distraction)....would not "Denial" be just as (maybe more) an effective a tool for the unconscious mind to use? Is it because this is a Pain Forum that Pain is highlighted? Does Denial have any role to play?