Might a person sometimes express in physical actions what he or she is unable or unwilling to put into words, such as: “I am inept. I feel so ineffectual that I can’t even trust an inert object like...

Might a person sometimes express in physical actions what he or she is unable or unwilling to put into words, such as: “I am inept. I feel so ineffectual that I can’t even trust an inert object like an alarm clock to stay set after I pull the lever. This is what my parents wanted, and what I must be to keep their love”? Might these repeated actions keep him too busy to focus on highly threatening feelings, such as his sadness over his inability to obtain love and affection? Might reaction formation be taking place (as if he is concealing strong feelings of depression, so much so that he might be considering never waking up again)?