i've known of the concept of psychological projection for roughly a decade now & almost daily i find myself feeling thankful i know about it. i find recognizing it in others (& myself) a lot of fun & i find i'm constantly given the opportunity.
it helps me out in my life by helping me to take what feel i need (what i feel was meant for me) & to discard the rest.
i'm curious to see every1's views on it bc i learned today that apparently people that are new to it will try to force-fit its operation on others, in an attempt to make sense of what they don't understand...do u agree with this?
how do u define projecting? how long have u known about it? when you discovered it did it change you? what are your opinions on it? how often do you find yourself stopping & thinking, "am i projecting here?" how often do u find yourself admitting to yourself that something u've communicated may have been mostly a projection?
here's my current opinion on it:
i think the concept is mind-blowing; it's like the subconsciousness gets to become conscious & interact with us every now & then.
since projections are typically done unconsciously i now find it's best to not point out to some1 that they be projecting bc typically all this is doing is asking for denial & an argument & god knows what else. people are likely often unaware they're projecting for a good reason. & people are likely aware when some1's projecting for a good reason. the reason being peace of mind.
so i've decided i'll choose to only see the beautiful (& often hilarious) projections & move on rather than point them out. from now on, when i see some1 that i think's projecting i plan to laugh & then wish them love, light, peace, joy, and then bid them well & not engage in making them aware of something that they're perhaps not meant to be made aware of.
it helps me out in my life by helping me to take what feel i need (what i feel was meant for me) & to discard the rest.
i'm curious to see every1's views on it bc i learned today that apparently people that are new to it will try to force-fit its operation on others, in an attempt to make sense of what they don't understand...do u agree with this?
how do u define projecting? how long have u known about it? when you discovered it did it change you? what are your opinions on it? how often do you find yourself stopping & thinking, "am i projecting here?" how often do u find yourself admitting to yourself that something u've communicated may have been mostly a projection?
here's my current opinion on it:
i think the concept is mind-blowing; it's like the subconsciousness gets to become conscious & interact with us every now & then.
since projections are typically done unconsciously i now find it's best to not point out to some1 that they be projecting bc typically all this is doing is asking for denial & an argument & god knows what else. people are likely often unaware they're projecting for a good reason. & people are likely aware when some1's projecting for a good reason. the reason being peace of mind.
so i've decided i'll choose to only see the beautiful (& often hilarious) projections & move on rather than point them out. from now on, when i see some1 that i think's projecting i plan to laugh & then wish them love, light, peace, joy, and then bid them well & not engage in making them aware of something that they're perhaps not meant to be made aware of.