![]() Narcissists, psychopaths, sociopaths and other people with dark personalities traits think that others are stupid and that they themselves are very cleverand in some ways they can be quite cunning. But since they are adults who hurt others, including children, it is really pathetic, obvious, and tragic. I understand that they are trapped and struggling in their own web of lies and deception. It is clear what is going on and that they are trying to hide their undesirable characteristics or inflate their false image. ![]() These days, when people project their flaws and moral shortcomings onto others, or lack personal responsibility, or blatantly lie, I identify it instantly. By acting out his suffering, he made others suffer. I felt sad for him because his behavior towards others seemed to be a result of people bullying him. And while this guy was a bully and a coward, I still understood on some level what was going on. We can speculate from his behavior that he was likely bullied about his ears, and subsequently projected his insecurities onto others.Īt the time, I was unfamiliar with psychological concepts like projection or defense mechanism, but it was still very strange and obvious that something was not right about him, the bullying, and the situation in general. He attributed his undesirable physical trait onto others and then attacked them for it. ![]() He used to bully other, smaller children by making fun of their ears for sticking out, even though there was nothing wrong with their ears. While I was growing up, there was a guy who had protruding ears. Psychologically speaking, this mechanism is called projection, and I talk more about it in my article titled 5 Ways Narcissists Project and Attack You.
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