Why Do Narcissists Project Their Wounds Onto You?

It’s important to learn about different personalities — narcissists, sociopaths, psychopaths, etc. We will pile all those into one pile of dysfunction right now to try to make sense of the things we’ve seen, heard or experienced; not to try to diagnose anyone. When you are in a relationship with someone, you can be dealing with things out of your ordinary and things you have never dealt with in the past. Projection is probably one of these things.

When I first started my YouTube channel, I talked a lot about emotional abuse because it’s very important to know what that looks like. Oftentimes, people know something is off about a person but can’t label it, and that’s actually quite important. You need to spot where the “off” things are happening or else you will allow manipulation and projections, and you will end up fighting back.

Let’s talk about narcissistic projection. The point of a narcissist actually projecting is because everything unhealed inside of this person is coming out to the surface. They cannot take responsibility or accountability for their actions and can be very manipulative. They are controlling and are takers, because this makes them feel better about themselves. They are like a toddler who just cannot behave. Because they cannot take responsibility for their actions, are empty inside, and carry around such deep…