Do you or your significant other do this? I've had people in general do this to me. I have also done it when I was much younger and had no realization that it was even possible let alone that I was doing it. Lol isn't usually like that?
Psychological projection or projection bias is a psychological defense mechanism where a person subconsciously denies his or her own attributes, thoughts, and emotions, which are then ascribed to the outside world, usually to other people. Thus, projection involves imagining or projecting the belief that others originate those feelings.[1]
Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the unwanted unconscious impulses or desires without letting the conscious mind recognize them.
An example of this behavior might be blaming another for self failure. The mind may avoid the discomfort of consciously admitting personal faults by keeping those feelings unconscious, and by redirecting libidinal satisfaction by attaching, or "projecting," those same faults onto another person or object.
The theory was developed by Sigmund Freud—in his letters to Wilhelm Fliess, '"Draft H" deals with projection as a mechanism of defense[2]—and further refined by his daughter Anna Freud, why it is sometimes referred to as Freudian projection.[3]
If you've read this and see yourself then you are now aware of the issue. I'd you've read this and see only others you're not aware of your own issue....lol. Please remember that if in fact this is your significant other, you can't change them. Only they can change themselves if they choose to. You may be able to help exposé them to the problem in couples counseling but I think that would be the only venue that you could be successful at being open about this issue. Good luck!
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