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I think you forgot denial in the form of avoidance... let's just pretend it's not there or not happening so we don't have to face it. Maybe it will go away. Guilty as charged. ;)
posted by
-blackcat
on March 27, 2017 at 7:04 AM
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I'm with Adnohr! sam 
posted by
sam444
on March 26, 2017 at 8:00 PM
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Guilty!
posted by
adnohr
on March 26, 2017 at 4:44 PM
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Great post. I was certainly in denial over my alcoholism fifty years ago next January!
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 26, 2017 at 11:24 AM
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I feel that we have all been there, doing all three, at different points in our life. If anything, we have all probably minimized a dying relative's condition, thinking that a miracle can and will happen.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on March 26, 2017 at 9:47 AM
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If we really think about it, denial is a part of dealing with the thorns
on the rosebush of life. I try to be objective and see things as they are, but some truths are so awful in their potential, we only nibble at the possibility and maintain the denial.
posted by
Pat_B
on March 26, 2017 at 8:06 AM
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I think everyone been there, and no one can deny it
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on March 25, 2017 at 5:15 PM
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well most would just denyit! 
but sure we all have at one point or another
posted by
Annicita
on March 25, 2017 at 3:27 PM
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well yes for nearly twenty years. I just couldn't face the truth that my second marriage was so toxic to me and my whole family. I blame myself for stubbornness and denial.
posted by
Kabu
on March 25, 2017 at 2:23 PM
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What really frustrates me is when someone insists someone else is in denial because the first person has projected some ailment or attitude onto the second person.
We could talk about passive aggression, too.
posted by
Ciel
on March 25, 2017 at 1:56 PM
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Loved this post, TAPS! Denial is often a coping mechanism, as you stated. Denial of denial, now that's a concept worth thinking about some more! I could deny that I ever was in any stage of denial, but I won't! It seems as though it's part of living. We may use denial to gently deal with issues that are too difficult to address abruptly, perhaps.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on March 25, 2017 at 1:42 PM
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