You have to stop projecting in your relationships
Projection is toxic. Build better relationships by learning how to stop seeing only what you want to see.
by: E.B. Johnson
Do you see your partner as they are? Or do you build them up to be someone that they aren’t? Many of us fall victim to projection, a toxic habit which isolates us and drives our partners away. Rather than seeing the other person as they are, we insist on seeing them as we want them to be. This leads to endless disappointments and a number of frustrations that can be corrosive to our sense of self and self-esteem.
Strong relationships aren’t those in which we change ourselves to fit the dreams of other people. They are those in which both partners are able to see one another as they really are, without judgement and without expectation of change. When this happens, we are able to come together as equals, instead of rivals, and build lives that are authentically aligned to our mutual goals and needs. Want to get on a healing path toward togetherness? Stop projecting on your partner and look inward.
Projection always ends in disappointment.
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