In projection, some undesirable feature of oneself is unconsciously and concretely relocated outside, as if it were never part of oneself. In ‘simple’ projection there is not necessarily an effect on the recipient of the projection.
A woman, I, was regarded as a very nice person by her care coordinator and never showed any sign of aggression herself. However, she spoke frequently of the evil people in Russia that were trying to destroy everyone in the UK.
