THE 4 TYPES OF DENIAL, A CHARACTERISTIC OF CODEPENDENCY - By Darlene Lancer
/I’d like to share an article I found on dummies.com. It’s written by Darlene Lancer and is filled with relevant information for the client base I work with. You may find the rest of the original article at: this link: https://www.dummies.com/health/mental-health/codependency/the-4-types-of-denial-a-characteristic-of-codependency/
“When it comes to addiction and codependency, denial isn’t healthy; in fact, it can be dangerous. By not facing the problem, you deprive yourself of learning constructive measures that can improve and potentially save your life and those of others. Codependents have multiple types of denial. Four are explored here. TYPE 1: DENYING SOMEONE’S BEHAVIOR
The first type of denial is denying that someone in your life has an addiction or that his or her behavior is causing a problem or is negatively affecting you. It’s common with codependents because
You may have grown up with addiction or the problem behavior in your family, so it feels familiar and normal.
Addicts and abusers don’t like to take responsibility for their behavior. They deny it and blame others who are willing to accept this as the truth.
Growing up in dysfunctional families, you learn to not trust your perceptions and what you know.
Acknowledging the truth would cause feelings of shame because of the stigma attached to addiction and abuse.
Low self‐esteem lowers your expectations of being treated well.
You lack information about the signs of addiction and abuse.”
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