Meditations on "Denial"

One of the coping mechanisms many of us use when dealing with low-self-esteem and the humiliation of our past failures is the mask of arrogance.

Trying to be self-reliant and seeking to sort out life on our own took many of us into lifestyles of isolation, addiction, denial, and destructive behaviour.

In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced what became known as the “five stages of grief.

The longer we grow in sobriety the more we recognize that we have lots to learn.

Self-deception is really another way of explaining a lifestyle of denial.

Scientific evidence suggests that being cheerful seems to have positive benefits on our over-all health.

Some of the most welcome words in life and certainly in recovery circles are, "One day at a time" or "Just for today.

Letting go of defensiveness is one necessary adjustment we need to make in order to experience growth and success in our life with God in recovery.

One of the coping mechanisms many of us use when dealing with low-self-esteem and the humiliation of our past failures is the mask of arrogance.

Too often dealing with denial is incorrectly focused on the circumstances surrounding the use of our substance of choice or other destructive habits for which we are now seeking treatment and God’s help to overcome.

Addicts tell lies. We tell ourselves we need our substance of choice in order to deal with the day.

In recovery meetings we’ve heard some people tell “war stories” that made us cringe and which may have triggered something negative in all of us who were listening.