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Toxic traits are rapidly projected onto different individuals

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A highly controlling individual will constantly accuse everyone else of trying to micromanage their entirely perfect life. Psychological projection is a defense mechanism in which individuals attribute their own unacceptable qualities directly onto someone else. It is basically the mind pointing a massive spotlight outward to ensure no one looks closely at the source.

Toxic traits are rapidly projected onto different individuals
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