The 12 Patterns of Denial and Minimising in Addiction

The 12 Patterns of Denial and Minimising in Addiction

Minimising in addiction is denial strategy used by people with substance abuse problems to keep themselves in the addictive cycle. Denial can be a dysfunctional protection mechanism which you may use to protect yourself from having to recognise, deal with and accept...
The 12 Patterns of Denial and Absolute Denial in Addiction

The 12 Patterns of Denial and Absolute Denial in Addiction

People with addiction or substance abuse problems use different forms of denial to keep themselves in the addictive cycle. Absolute denial in addiction is the most obvious denial strategy i.e., the point-blank refusal to admit they have a problem. Denial can be a...
The 12 Patterns of Denial: #1 Avoidance in Addiction

The 12 Patterns of Denial: #1 Avoidance in Addiction

People with addiction or substance abuse problems use different forms of denial to keep themselves in the addictive cycle. Avoidance in addiction is one example. Denial can be a dysfunctional protection mechanism which you may use to protect yourself from having to...
12 Patterns of Denial in Addiction – Are You in Denial?

12 Patterns of Denial in Addiction – Are You in Denial?

To recover from addiction, it is incredibly important to be able to identify denial. The 12 patterns of denial were developed by international addiction expert Terence Gorski to do just that. Read more about the 12 patterns of denial below: Denial & Avoidance...