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The Most Dangerous Sign in a Person - Carl Jung Psychology

The Most Dangerous Sign in a Person - Carl Jung Psychology

Update: 2025-11-05
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In 1938, Carl Jung treated a man who was absolutely convinced that everyone around him was manipulative and deceitful. His wife had left him. His colleagues avoided him. His students feared him. Yet in his mind, he was the only honest man in a world of liars.

Jung said something that shattered his reality:
"You're not seeing their darkness. You're seeing your own."

This is shadow projection, the most dangerous psychological pattern because the person doing it is completely convinced they're right. It's when we judge others for what we refuse to see in ourselves.

If you've ever been accused of motives you didn't have, or blamed for things that never happened, you've seen projection in action. Jung discovered that this isn’t just dysfunction, it’s misdirected pattern recognition.
The same sensitivity that makes you perceive threats everywhere can become your greatest strength, once you learn to separate projection from true perception.
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The Most Dangerous Sign in a Person - Carl Jung Psychology

The Most Dangerous Sign in a Person - Carl Jung Psychology

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