https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/A-defense-mechanism/m-p/2619447#M17513 <P>It is comforting to have a delete button in my brain.&nbsp; Thankfully, I can’t remember many of the life-threatening medical crises that I have experienced over the past year, even when my wife gives me the details of my near demise and its aftermath.</P><P>Being oblivious to the dark side of my existence is a virtue. It’s never been in my nature to dwell on any of the traumas that confront me, so being able automatically to forget these horrors is a life-enhancing blessing.</P> Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:29:09 GMT schlomo 2025-07-18T21:29:09Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/A-defense-mechanism/m-p/2619447#M17513 <P>It is comforting to have a delete button in my brain.&nbsp; Thankfully, I can’t remember many of the life-threatening medical crises that I have experienced over the past year, even when my wife gives me the details of my near demise and its aftermath.</P><P>Being oblivious to the dark side of my existence is a virtue. It’s never been in my nature to dwell on any of the traumas that confront me, so being able automatically to forget these horrors is a life-enhancing blessing.</P> Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:29:09 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/A-defense-mechanism/m-p/2619447#M17513 schlomo 2025-07-18T21:29:09Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/A-defense-mechanism/m-p/2623278#M17750 <P>Definitely a great mechanism for sure!</P> Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:03:55 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/A-defense-mechanism/m-p/2623278#M17750 SereneSeagull 2025-08-24T05:03:55Z