The term “Introjection” is more commonly used in gestalt therapy, designating a defense mechanism (interruption mechanism). The introjection is associated with the feeling of “home”, reminding us of the feeling of security, belonging to something big, a warm and pleasant feeling.
Note: the introjection is much nicer than the projection.
From early childhood, we were grown by the idea that there are US and there are THEM (the rest of the world). WE consider it so. WE think one way or another. Think the way WE do and you will know that you are not alone. OURS think is better that way. Do what WE do, if you want to be part of the group. Just in this way, you are or you can be OURS.
Therefore, introjection refers to the maintenance of traditions, norms, and ideas once learned. The person who chooses this defense mechanism is entirely guided by the opinions of significant people, for fear of being isolated, marginalized, and/or rejected. He or she is convinced that in order to be accepted and loved, he or she must behave within strictly established limits. A step back or forward can permanently take him or her away from the group, and he or she is powerless on his or her own.
Yes, it is definitely very important to feel SOMEONES. To know that you are part of something big and beautiful, that there is always someone who has the same ideals, traditions, and habits as you do. This way you know that you could be supported and helped by YOUR PEOPLE at any time. You know you will be understood. OUR PEOPLE are forgiven for things we do not accept in and for strangers. By the way, a huge part of healing through group therapy is getting the feeling of “a new home.” Where all the people are all YOURS, where you are accepted and loved unconditionally – a place that could be named HOME. And sometimes, for healing, we just need it.
Thanks to all of the above, we believe it is fair to treat introjection with respect. Movement and development are not about breaking down stereotypes and doing everything in a whole new way. Perfection rather comes after awareness of the need for affiliation and protection. Security, attachment to the loved ones, and the big picture YOU ARE OURS. To be OURS means to be understood, forgiven and accepted. In fact, this is what man needs for his good feeling, but how much does he agree to pay for all these?
In the context of the psychotherapeutic relationship, working with introjection designates the liberation from the stable modes of behavior and the awareness of one’s own role. From the series: you grew up, but you still eat candy secretly or you feel guilty if you didn’t greet the neighbor upstairs. Everything is a bit more complex. Allowing the person to become aware of the role of their own belonging (to something or someone) is something more than teaching them not to greet people they don’t like and to be ok with this. By accepting the importance of belonging, we could explain to others that we are different (yes, we can eat candy, no matter what time or what day it is). It is not necessary to use remarks such as: “I am ok or I am great and if I want I do not greet people”, but rather “Yes, I do not see the point in greeting people who do not answer me”. Thus we speak of the beginning of maturation, which takes the place of exaggerated adolescent desires.
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