Are They Seeing Me — or Seeing Themselves? The Problem With Projection in Friendship

Have you ever walked away from a conversation wondering, “Were they actually seeing me, or were they seeing their own story?” In this episode of Our Friendly World, Fawn and Matt explore projection, judgment, strong opinions, and the exhausting experience of dealing with people who seem to bring their own baggage into every interaction. How can we tell when someone is projecting onto us and when they're actually pointing out something we don't want to see in ourselves? And what do we do when another person's personality, negativity, or constant judgment simply becomes too much? Fawn and Matt talk about friendship, boundaries, intuition, taking a step back, and the surprising value of sometimes being quiet and alone long enough to hear your own thoughts again.

friendship

• projection in relationships

• projection

• difficult people

• difficult friendships

• toxic friendships

• friendship boundaries

• dealing with difficult people

• being misunderstood

• judgmental people

• friendship problems

• how to tell if someone is projecting onto you

• how to deal with someone who projects

• when someone projects their insecurities onto you

• how to deal with judgmental friends

• why friendships can feel exhausting

• how to set boundaries in friendship

• how to know if criticism is projection

• dealing with strong personalities

• when someone doesn't really listen to you

• taking a break from people

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