Someone told you to stop being so defensive. Your response? "I'm not defensive." Wait, was that a defensive statement? It may well have been. Defensiveness is common, but it's not always the best ...

If someone is being defensive, they may be hiding something about themselves that you would never expect. When someone acts defensively, it is a sign that they are aiming to protect themselves in a ...

The language of “fight, flight, or freeze” to describe the body’s instinctive survival responses to perceived threats is commonly understood. But some clinicians and researchers now recognize six ...