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{1.3b} complexes are the basis for projections
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projection is the unconscious process of attributing your complexes onto other people or the external world; what you cannot see in yourself, you perceive as coming from someone else.
amplified overreactions, compulsive behaviors, and black-and-white thinking can be a sign that you are operating from a complex rather than responding authentically to what’s actually in front of you.
you might see someone as all good or all bad, or reduce them a single attribute (either positive or negative), or you might feel frustrated when they don’t embody the image you’ve created about them.
we can limit projection by understanding that we often act in the same ways we judge or condemn; likewise, in the case of a positive aspect (i.e, putting someone on a pedestal), we have to develop those attributes within ourselves.
however, “the psyche is alive and as our conscious attitude changes, the unconscious reacts.” (pg 28)