Tag Archives: denial

  • Rationalization
    Saturday, February 17th, 2018

    Rationalization

    Rationalization is the process of not perceiving reality; instead bending it to fit one’s desires. Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner once wrote, “Ingenuity was apparently given...
  • The Desire for Escape
    Saturday, February 10th, 2018

    The Desire for Escape

    Closing your eyes and plugging your ears won’t fix anything. Sex addicts use sexual fantasy and behavior to numb out and not feel emotional discomfort. They do this regardless...
  • Denial: Key to Active Addiction
    Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

    Denial: Key to Active Addiction

    Most sex addicts would rather deny a hard truth than face it. Denial usually builds slowly over time through a series of small, seemingly innocuous lies. Typically, each lie...
  • Understanding Denial
    Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

    Understanding Denial

    Addictions (of all types) are driven a complex series of internal and external lies commonly referred to as denial. Typically, each lie is supported by one or more rationalizations,...