"In Denial"

By Pat Santy at Dr. Sanity (italics in original):

Today we’re going to visit the Wonderful World of Denial. An appreciation of this particular psychological defense mechanism might be extremely helpful in trying to understand some of the political insanity prevalent in the world today.

Denial can be thought of as a complex psychological process where there may be some conscious knowledge or awareness of events in the world, but somehow one fails to feel their emotional impact or see their logical consequences.

Denial is an attempt to reject unacceptable feelings, needs, thoughts, wishes — or even a painful external reality that alters the perception of ourselves. This psychological defense mechanism protects us temporarily from: ....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sat. 12/10/05 10:33:33 AM
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