dynamics

Projection and transference are normal but obstructive patterns in relationships. Healing begins when we build a conscious, adult relationship in the here and now.

Projection is the unconscious process by which we transfer inner emotions and beliefs onto others – and believe we see them there.

Projective identification generates in the other what I cannot hold. Introjection describes how we early on adopted attitudes and emotions before we could differentiate.

Transference repeats old relationship strategies with new people. Countertransference is the emotional response to it – often unconscious, always powerful.