Even when it's really obvious to me that someone is projecting, and they're not even particularly pushing my buttons, I still feel like I got slimed while politely declining to process with them. "Here's this whole bucket of stuff I want to pour over you." "No thank you!" Backpedals rapidly.
We just never know what stories people are carrying around about us until they decide to speak up.
We just never know what stories people are carrying around about us until they decide to speak up.