Projective identification is a defense mechanism, meaning it’s a way of protecting the way we see ourselves from contradictory information. To understand projective identification, it helps to ...

This post is in response to How a Narcissist Conducts Psychological Warfare By Erin Leonard Ph.D. The view that projective identification is one of the cruel weapons—albeit an unconscious weapon—in ...

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