These 6 Types of Dysfunctional Communication Are Ruining Your Relationship

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Projecting

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Projecting can be difficult to identify. However, if you’re dealing with a subject matter that is triggering to you, makes you feel insecure or makes you feel unsafe, there is a chance you could start projecting. One example has to do with jealousy and trust issues. If you have done something dishonest or betrayed your partner in some way, even if that’s been resolved, you might project trust issues onto them. This could look like accusing your partner of being secretive when perhaps, that’s not happening at all. If you have been those things yourself, you can develop a fear that others around you are the same way. And you can see those behaviors, even when they aren’t there.

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