The more defensive you are about a belief you have, the more likely that that belief is standing in the way of your freedom.
The more defensive you are about a belief you have, the more likely that that belief is standing in the way of your freedom.
A Core-Belief is often hidden by many secondary beliefs and was adopted at a time a person could not think properly or was driven by survival instincts such as childhood traumas or shock situations.
Frederick E. Dodson • Parallel Universes of Self
Attachment to beliefs and ideas causes defensiveness and enhances the sense of importance. Some people are ready to die for ‘their’ ideas!