CANDLELIT CHRONICLES: HISTORIC HAUNTS

November 29 2012: Projection

November 29, 2012: What are your pet peeves?





What are my pet peeves? I either have too many to remember, or I have none. LOL. That can’t be right.





I think my pet peeves all probably stem from projection: that is, the psychological defense mechanism by which an individual represses acknowledgment of a character flaw, only to magnetise others who possess it.





For example, a person who has trouble appropriately expressing anger, and maybe represses resentment rather than provoke a confrontation, may attract individuals who are loudly and overtly aggressive. A person who fears not being intellectual might surround herself with people who are clearly of low intelligence (and I am not demeaning the mentally challenged-I’m referring to people who are just not smart, or not intellectual). A woman who fears her husband might be unfaithful, might find herself with several friends in the same position. Projection!