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Shadow Projection

Attributing one's own disowned material to others.

Advanced definition

Whatever the personality cannot accept about itself tends to be perceived vividly in others. The intensity of the reaction is the diagnostic — strong charge about a stranger's trait often signals an unowned piece of self.

Healthy application

When a reaction is disproportionate, ask first: where does this live in me?
For reflection

"Whose flaw am I most outraged by lately — and where might it have a quieter version in me?"

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