"Denial...keeps us locked into an increasingly deteriorating pattern of behavior...that we unconsciously use to prevent ourselves from facing reality...You may recognize some of these:
* Simple denial - you pretend something doesn't exist when it really does...
* Minimizing...
* Blaming - it's not your fault...it is so-and-so's...
* Excusing - you offer excuses, alibis, justifications and other explanations for your own or others' behavior...
* Generalizing - you deal with problems on a broad, general level, but avoid personal and emotional awareness of the situation or conditions...
* Dodging - you change the subject to avoid threatening topics or confronting issues...
* Attacking - you become angry and irritable when reference is made to the existing condition, thus forcing avoidance of the issue..."
Virginia Santoro
MorningMusings@aol.com
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