Projection is a defense mechanism that can cause considerable damage and chaos if not understood for what it is. In this case, we place unwanted and unclaimed feelings onto someone or something else rather than seeing that they are a part of ourselves. We do not recognize our own “dark side” and project it onto others, blaming them for our shortcomings or seeing our flaws in their actions.
Dirk Leonцитирует8 месяцев назад
Even the least emotionally and socially intelligent people can learn something about other people if they engage with them long enough.
barboravaicцитируетв прошлом году
denial and rationalization.
ImNotElmetцитирует9 месяцев назад
dark exists because of light
IamKing_YTцитирует9 месяцев назад
we look for patterns.
Jennifer Sanchezцитирует15 часов назад
In the Jungian spirit, the most helpful and healing attitude to adopt when it comes to the shadow is one of love and acceptance. Be curious but be kind. Your goal in identifying someone’s (possible) shadow is not to catch them out, to get a one up on them, or to figure out a button you can push for your own gain
Jennifer Sanchezцитирует15 часов назад
The best thing we can do for ourselves is work hard on our own shadows while we use it to help us acknowledge and understand the workings of other people’s shadows.
Jennifer Sanchezцитирует15 часов назад
We live in a world of duality—dark exists because of light, we only understand up because of down, and what is high energy must eventually slow and stop.
Yesss why everything connects as a whole. As human beings
Jennifer Sanchezцитирует15 часов назад
thought that psychological health and wellness came from acknowledging and accepting yourself—all of yourself—rather than in pushing the unwanted parts of yourself further and further away.
Puts in deeper perspective of why I cannot be authentic in some aspects of my life. Fearing judgement