Defense Mechanism ... ?

I'm incredibly sarcastic, and have began thinking it may just be a defense mechanism to cover up how I really feel. Anybody else have this feeling and any ideas on defense mechanisms?

Definatly, I'm not trusting to anyone, by nature , so even though I have feelings, nobody ever knows about them,not even my best friend, because I use sarcasm. I didnt realize I was doing it until in creative wrighting we had to write an essay on our "figurative cage", which made me relise how my untrust makes me be push people away, and the only way I can do that is by making a remark that makes them not want to question me about my emotions.

hmm so true!! i know my friend's like that ..he's i duno...got stuff going on i gues and he always just makes heaps of jokes etc...it's so weird to watch him do that and then see the pain in his eyes.

I do the same thing i just laugh and go like on a high...very bizarre...

It's cliche to say that humor is just a cover for deeper insecurities. This is true of celebrities as much as random sarcastic asshats. Wear it with pride.

Read my poem "Wedded to Sarcasm" to get out of this pity party mood.

I'm not plugging, just drawing other sources to identify a common problem.

Of corse. I do that a lot. I don't want people to see my true feelings on most things. It hurts to be so fake though... But I don't trust ANYONE with anything,ecspecially how i'm feeling. I'm just like that.

Savannah.