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Psychological defence mechanism Projection?

Hello, please can you help me understand some practical examples from facial expressions.

If my understanding is correct, Projection can be attributing both bad or good on to another person.

With the bad attribution, I take it that a person who fears you might project anger (not fear) towards you.

For example, they mistakenly think you are wanting to attack them. Or they might worry you will unearth their latent homosexuality in front of their mates/buddies.

However, I am struggling with the meaning of the following expressions that people can display...

(1) A look of actual fear?

(2) A look of disgust!

(3) A look of lust, which is, I think, a conflict between desire and disgust?

If you can answer these for me I will be very thankful. And thanks whatever for trying.

In case you're wondering, I have experienced such looks from a range of people. However, most people by far like me straightaway. And I know that significant numbers of females find me physically attractive.

Specifically, I can get looks of fear, disgust or lust from females (girls and women), yet just anger from men.

I am now self confident but can appear very self-assured. I'm quite a big man but not massive. And essentially I am sexually straight and like females just like regular males, yet I am aware of my bi/gay impulsives too

(which I prefer not to try out, but I do not try to hide it either).

Could these angry men be latent or closet gays!

Thanks again.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    I think you are deluded as most people ,from what I have just learned of you, would have the facial expression of disgust when they encounter you- for you promote your own homophobia and at the same time send out messages of arrogance yet insecurity.

    It sounds like your curiosity may get the better of you as you seem very insecure.

  • 5 years ago

    I am in 2d 12 months of Psychology now at uni. I realized concerning the safeguard mechanisms in college but yeah i believe he has some exciting elements. I do think most of us use our defense mechanisms comparable to projection to hide our unconscious thoughts/emotions. It's difficult to prove though. Some of Freud's stuff are ridiculous lol just like the dream interpretations! Ha.

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