"BLAMING OTHERS FOR YOUR ACTIONS" MEANS TO ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN MISTAKES, CHOICES, OR NEGATIVE OUTCOMES TO SOMEONE ELSE, ESSENTIALLY AVOIDING PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND SHIFTING THE BLAME OUTWARDS, OFTEN AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM TO PROTECT YOUR EGO OR AVOID FACING DIFFICULT EMOTIONS LIKE GUILT OR SHAME; ASSOCIATED BEHAVIORS:
MAKING EXCUSES FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS
FOCUSING ON OTHERS' PERCEIVED FAULTS WHILE MINIMIZING YOUR OWN; EXAMPLE SCENARIO:
A PARTNER IN A CONFLICT BLAMES THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER FOR THEIR OWN EMOTIONAL OUTBURST, REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SITUATION; DEFENSIVENESS WHEN CONFRONTED ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR
