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Daily Archives: January 12, 2023

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sarcasm as a defense mechanism

What Nobody Tells You About Sarcasm and Hidden Shame

CounselingBy Stephen Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPCJanuary 12, 2023

A client once shared something that lingered in my thoughts long after our session: “Sarcasm is how I hide my shame.” The more I reflected, the more I realized how true this can be. In the film Anger Management, there is a powerful line where Jack Nicholson tells Adam Sandler, “Sarcasm is anger’s ugly cousin.”…

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