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Shadow Projection Worksheet
Start from the reaction, not the theory
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Projection is the fastest route to shadow material: strong dislike that outruns the situation usually marks something disowned. Five rows, each starting from a real reaction rather than from theory.
Reaction log
Person (role only)
What they did
My reaction 0-10
The trait I saw
Where that lives in me
The test
Which row is out of proportion to what actually happened
If that trait is also mine, in what form does it show up — same, opposite, or hidden
What changes about the reaction once I can see that
Not everything is projection
Some people really are behaving badly, and naming projection is not a reason to tolerate harm. Use the proportion question: does the intensity match the event? If it does, it is a boundary issue, not shadow work.