Alcoholic Denial as a Psychological Defence
Denial takes two major forms.
- First, the alcoholic insists that he or she can drink like other people – socially, normally.
This means that there are always ready excuses for the exceptional times-for the fights, the arrests, the blackouts, the hangovers. It's someone else's fault. It's harassment, bad luck, or just too much pressure....
Note: Cross posted from Recovery Is Sexy.com.Permalink
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