Projection
in Psychology ·
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Projection
in Psychology ·
Take the log out of your own eye first, then try facing yourself and actually living. In a broader sense, if you refuse to confront who you really are, you’ll never grasp the "truth" and you're just wandering aimlessly through life. Projection is one of those convenient escape hatches people use to run away from reality.
Projection is unconscious; it stems directly from the subconscious and everything we've repressed. Now, politicians? They attribute all sorts of things to their opponents, but they know damn well it isn't true—they're doing it for their own gain. Because of that, I don't think their little fabrications even qualify as projection.
In my view, there's a specific type of projection where a person hates certain traits in someone else, finds them disgusting, or accuses them of possessing qualities that the person actually holds themselves but has buried deep down and refuses to acknowledge. Then, in a wider sense, projection would be insisting that someone possesses traits they don't actually have at all, regardless of the facts, driven by a purely neurotic compulsion.
For example: Someone could be in a complete downward spiral due to childhood trauma, feeling like their entire life is a total wreck. Instead of facing the actual problem, they feel the need to justify that misery, so they project it onto the state of the country. They spend all day ranting about politics... claiming everyone else is to blame while maintaining this delusion that they are perfectly normal and healthy.
Projection is unconscious; it stems directly from the subconscious and everything we've repressed. Now, politicians? They attribute all sorts of things to their opponents, but they know damn well it isn't true—they're doing it for their own gain. Because of that, I don't think their little fabrications even qualify as projection.
In my view, there's a specific type of projection where a person hates certain traits in someone else, finds them disgusting, or accuses them of possessing qualities that the person actually holds themselves but has buried deep down and refuses to acknowledge. Then, in a wider sense, projection would be insisting that someone possesses traits they don't actually have at all, regardless of the facts, driven by a purely neurotic compulsion.
For example: Someone could be in a complete downward spiral due to childhood trauma, feeling like their entire life is a total wreck. Instead of facing the actual problem, they feel the need to justify that misery, so they project it onto the state of the country. They spend all day ranting about politics... claiming everyone else is to blame while maintaining this delusion that they are perfectly normal and healthy.
Projection
in Psychology ·
In therapy, the goal is to spot those projections when treating neuroses and essentially deconstruct them—showing the patient that what they're seeing isn't actually rooted in reality.
The real kicker is when you encounter a projection tied to someone’s genuine flaws. Sure, the faults are real, but the emotional intensity behind them is dialed up to an absurd level. Most people projecting have no idea they’re doing it; it’s completely subconscious. Honestly, I think psychosis is just one massive, total projection, where there isn't even a shred of reason left to pull a person back to the real world.
The real kicker is when you encounter a projection tied to someone’s genuine flaws. Sure, the faults are real, but the emotional intensity behind them is dialed up to an absurd level. Most people projecting have no idea they’re doing it; it’s completely subconscious. Honestly, I think psychosis is just one massive, total projection, where there isn't even a shred of reason left to pull a person back to the real world.