<p>I've recently became aware of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatoparaphrenia" rel="nofollow">Somatoparaphrenia</a> delusion, where a person thinks that a part of their body belongs to someone else. No amount of logic or evidence would persuade that person otherwise. For example:</p>

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  <p>This is not my leg, this is my fathers leg.</p>
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<p>This makes me ask - <strong>is there an emotional equivalent of Somatoparaphrenia, where a person pathologically projects some emotions into others and is unable to realize it is their own emotion?</strong></p>

<p>I'm aware of disorders like Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which has a tendency of projecting negative feelings into the world. But are there more severe cases?</p>

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Found this blog post that goes into a bit more detail. The term they use is "blame shifting", and mentions that it's common with the dark triad women http://illimitablemen.com/2014/12/14/the-shit-test-encyclopedia/
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Found another term - "Enmeshment" in codependent relationships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codependency#Enmeshed_romantic_relationship
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Is there an emotional equivalent of Somatoparaphrenia?
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# Is there an emotional equivalent of Somatoparaphrenia?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-12-20)

I've recently became aware of the [Somatoparaphrenia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatoparaphrenia) delusion, where a person thinks that a part of their body belongs to someone else. No amount of logic or evidence would persuade that person otherwise. For example:

> This is not my leg, this is my fathers leg.

This makes me ask - **is there an emotional equivalent of Somatoparaphrenia, where a person pathologically projects some emotions into others and is unable to realize it is their own emotion?**

I'm aware of disorders like Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which has a tendency of projecting negative feelings into the world. But are there more severe cases?

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, emotion, psychiatry

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Found this blog post that goes into a bit more detail. The term they use is "blame shifting", and mentions that it's common with the dark triad women http://illimitablemen.com/2014/12/14/the-shit-test-encyclopedia/  
> **username_0**: Found another term - "Enmeshment" in codependent relationships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codependency#Enmeshed_romantic_relationship  

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