What to do with a addict s de ial? Denial is part of the problem in addiction. The alcoholic or addict fails to see the prevalence and extent of his addiction, therefore resists or avoids treatment Denial can be frustrating for those close to the addict. They can clearly see how he is messing up his life, ut he or she does t see to a ept the fa ts. If you do t ha e a pro le , hy ould you a ept a solutio ? Denial needs to be broken for recovery It is important that denial is broken, before any meaningful recovery can occur. Denial management is a s ie e, ery ofte it is a art . Addiction counselling, unlike other types of counselling, involves talking to an individual who is not ready to accept the basic problem and will employ subtle means to divert or deflect the therapy. Sometimes, the addict may be openly defiant and pointedly dishonest. He or she will try every method under the sun to accept the reality. Understanding denial and its management are critical for initial treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction. Denial is human Denial is part of human nature. . It is a self-defence mechanism, helping us deal with significant pain. Denial makes us human. It helps us cope with pain. It may be triggered during particularly painful situations, such as loss of a loved one or end of a relationship. Individuals use denial to cope with ongoing stresses in life. An addict or alcoholic would like to minimize the pain associated with his addictive behaviour – avoiding to feel the embarrassment, shame and guilt caused by his poor or unlucky choices. He or should would try and dissociate oneself from such situations by minimizing, blaming or justifying his or her role in the situations. An addict would not be comfortable with the labels – addi t / al oholi / so on. Therefore he or she would try and project a non-addictive personality.
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The only way an addict can continue his or her use of substances is to rigorously apply denial. In the addi t s per eptio , use of al ohol a d drugs is critical for continued well-being. Thus, an addict will employ a wide range of denial forms to hide and defend is addiction. He or she may absolutely any abuse of substances whatsoever. When this becomes difficult, he or she will minimize the severity of the problem; they will hide, lie about, cheat or cover up their addictive behaviour. Soon they begin to actually believe their own lies and slip into strong denial.