Category: Denial

The 12 Patterns of Denial: #1 Avoidance in Addiction

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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 recognise, deal with and accept the reality of what is occurring in your […]

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

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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 Absolute Denial Denial & Minimising Denial & Rationalising Denial & Blaming Denial & Comparing Denial […]

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