By permitting us to ignore or disown our weakness and conflicts, projection gives us the feeling of security. It is more comfortable to turn our mental backs on our own faults and condemn them in others. Projection constitutes psychological magic, employed by the mind to bring peace and harmony into life. Projection, by a sort of mental slight of hand, blinds us to the unpleasant real in ourselves by fixing our attention on its presence in others. It is individually and socially useful. One who avails themselves of projection frequently is apt to become pessimistic, cynical, and sarcastic.
