Defense Mechanism Example?

Is it impossible to, for example, confront the news of having to write a 5 page essay in 3 days without using defense mechanisms? Sublimation could get the essay done, but is it impossible to face this kind of instruction without feeling anxiety, or is the feeling necessary?

Uh, I guess that it depends on what the paper’s on and your attitude toward writing. I, for instance, enjoy writing papers and usually start 3-5 page papers the night before they’re due and do a good job. I don’t use any defense mechanisms, just procrastination if that counts.
I say just work on the essay gradually, and eventually you’ll get it done. I mean, if you don’t have a ton of other things to do in a situation such as the one you provided, you could easily write the paper with ample time and little or no defense mechanisms.

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