A phenomenon traditionally labeled denial is in essence an unconscious ego defense mechanism. It's the psyche's natural way of protecting a person's conscious mind from the experience of unbearable emotional pain It's a "this just can't be happening" kind of reaction to an event or circumstance that occurred too suddenly, with such intensity, or was… Continue reading Thursday Thought — Denial vs. Lying
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Thursday Thought — Minimizing Abuse
When he uses the tactic of minimization, the disturbed character is attempting to convince someone else that the wrongful thing he did wasn't really as bad or as harmful as he knows it was and as he knows the other person thinks it was. He might admit part of what he did was wrong, and… Continue reading Thursday Thought — Minimizing Abuse
