Meditations on "Denial"

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

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

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.

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

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

A healthy foundation for life with God in recovery includes seeking truth in all our affairs.

Life has its ups and downs and does not always treat us fairly.

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.