a couple of psychological truths

[mckitterick]

This just came up for me when talking with a friend. I called these "a couple of psychological truths"; anyone disagree or want to modify them?

. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. An example is an inner-city cop whose job it is to find bad guys. Unless you appear otherwise, he'll assume you're a bad guy and act accordingly.

. The thing we fear and loathe in others is often that which we fear and loathe most about ourselves. I think we've all experienced this one.

Here's hoping these aren't a big part of your life right now.

Hugs,
Chris

Comments

Re: Ha ha!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! There's a reason homophobes HATE gays so much, and I hadn't thought of #2 as an example of that particular phenomenon.