There are those here on FFL who understand their perception well. There are others, like Barry and his ilk, who turn on others when they *feel uncomfortable*. When someone is knee-jerking their inner emotional state, the result is projection to a very unhealthy degree.
Take Barry (please...). He is always complaining and whining and criticizing anyone and everyone on FFL. He is constantly unhappy, except when he is putting others down. He ALWAYS accuses others of all of his worst behaviors. The funny part is that some of us see it, and he clearly does not. His "tell" is his inability to sustain his momentum, with regard to his accusations. There is no reality behind them, and so no support in the real world for his delusions. However, with an emotional blindspot the size of Brazil, he never learns, and never sees it. I enjoy ensuring that his toxicity is severely limited here, and it always works. I can shut Barry up faster than a speeding bullet. However, he is so clueless, he will always react to his emotional discomfort, not recognizing that he creates his own world, and lives in it, all by himself. Anyway, he fails to see that, comparing his current state, with his activity here a few years ago, he is isolated, repetitive, and increasingly feeeling embattled and unhappy. He has increasingly brought up those who used to support him here, and have become disenchanted with him, and left. His fantasy is that they will join him in the future, and vanquish his enemies forever. However, without a trip to Brazil, so to speak, he remains deaf dumb and blind to his unending emotional discomfort. This causes in him, on the one hand, a need to grossly embellish his daily life - like calling his roommates a "family" LOL - and on the other hand, always projecting his pain on others. Free Clue: Barry, it ain't working. I, for one, hugely appreciate that your job of projecting your pain and arrogance on others is becoming increasingly difficult for you. YAY! Now, run away and get lost for awhile. An unintentional swim in the Seine, perhaps? With ankle weights, perhaps??? :-)
