Posted by Apperceptor on March 14, 2004, at 3:10:13
In reply to What defense mechanism does this sound like?, posted by mattvaill on March 13, 2004, at 22:47:14
I'm currently in pre-analytic training...so years from being an analyst. In other words, I hope you've plenty of grains of salt to go around :-).
That said, I'd call it "Identifying with the Agressor," a commonly identified defense (Blackman, 1994).
Anyway, there's always so much more to this. I hope whoever is being affected by this situation is getting assistance in his or her striving toward mental health.
My best-
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