Integrity is the recognition of power that does not require external domination to be fulfilled. Defense mechanisms are the psychological effect of the individual's unwillingness to acknowledge and discern archetypal conflict and accept responsibility for the creation of reality experiences that arise from definitions. The idea that we are powerless and need protection from ourselves promotes this concept. Anxiety is the negative expression or judgment against following one's bliss or excitement. Guilt is the recognition of acting without integrity.
Action is the conviction of belief.
The overcompensational pendulum is the oscillation of guilt patterns that swing wildly and in the extreme from actions of repression to actions of aggression. This can occur within the life and from life to life. Feelings are reactions to beliefs. All of reality is created by beliefs, concepts and definitions. The shadow self is the unconscious expression and polarity of the conscious self.