The Demons We Project

People are quick to label others as evil or demonic, but often what they are really seeing is the reflection of their own fears, wounds, and shadows. When our self-perception is fractured, we can mistake our own unresolved pain for something outside of us.

It is easier to point at someone else than to admit we are wrestling with our own inner darkness. We see in others the traits we cannot face in ourselves. We call them liars, manipulators, or monsters, when in reality those labels are born from our own projections and distorted mirrors.

True clarity comes when we can separate the person in front of us from the image our pain is painting of them. It takes humility to admit, “Maybe I am not fighting their demons. Maybe I am fighting mine.”