It’s human nature to assume we know what others are thinking. We watch someone’s behavior and instantly assign a motive. We think we’d feel a certain way in that situation, and we assume they must too. But we don’t really know what they’re thinking. At best, we’re guessing. Sometimes we get it right, not because we’re mind readers, but because we got lucky.
Picture someone sobbing in a hospital bed, clinging to a loved one’s hand, hooked up to wires and machines. Why are they crying? Your instinct may be to assume tragedy. But what if they are tears of joy? What if they’ve just been told they’ll make a full recovery? Same situation, completely different interpretation, filtered through your own expectations.
Sigmund Freud called it “projection.” It’s a psychological defense mechanism that allows people to externalize their own fears, flaws, and impulses while assigning them to others. It is the man who feels emasculated and insecure, labeling masculinity itself as “toxic.” It’s easier to accuse someone else and attach your own anger and toxic personality traits onto others than it is to confront yourself.
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