The Prometheus Theory: The Pride Mechanism - A Framework for the Defended Identity - by John L

*This is still a work in progress. Draft version and not yet the final form. Purpose: This document is part of The Prometheus Theory, a psychological framework for understanding how human suffering forms, how identity hardens around unresolved grief, and how healing becomes possible. This section maps the pride mechanism specifically: how the defended identity forms, what maintains it, and what…