" denials "

 [ "Denial" ]

1: Denial (psychological) Denial consists of the refusal to accept a past or present reality and is most commonly employed to protect the host from their own negative traits; to protect them from the repeated memories of the negative actions of another or to avoid recognising their own guilt for past actions, thoughts or feelings. It is a self defence mechanism employed by aspects of the subconscious mind in an attempt to protect emotional and psychological wellbeing. Denial can be a scary and very sad thing to witness in someone that you love or care about; it is generally very difficult to help someone see the truth and especially for them to truly believe and accept that reality on a long term basis. People deny responsibility every day for a number of things; but denial itself goes far deeper into the psyche than that. While people in denial generally still have the seed of truth still buried within their heads, they generally cannot believe that it is the truth even when confronted with it. This is due to the mind in effect rewriting or superimposing a more acceptable reality over the original memory. Even with abject proof of an events occurrence, someone in denial is highly unlikely to fully accept the particular reality that their mind has decided they cannot cope with. They are more likely in that instance to use projection or minimisation or to continue or revert back to being in full blown denial.

  * e.g.,  ... Are you in denial about your “ability to give a shit”? Do you deny your cruel words? 

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1: The psychological shadow of dishonesty, it is the willing exchange of the truth for a lie, because the lie is more palatable.

  * e.g.,  ... Those in denial can concoct even the strangest of fictions, but the Truth is stranger than Fiction; for we have made the Fiction to suit ourselves. 

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1: A psychological defense mechanism initiated by the psyche to temporarily suppress awareness of a deluded self-concept.

  * e.g.,  ... "I won't think about that today" was Scarlet O'Hara's use of repression as a form of denial. (from Gone With The Wind) 

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2: Denial may be understood as an attempt to reject unacceptable feelings, needs, thoughts, wishes, or even a painful external reality that alters our perception of ourselves. This psychological defense mechanism protects us temporarily from:

  * e.g.,  ... "I only drink beer, not the hard stuff so it's no big deal" is Joe's use of minimizing as a form of denial. 

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3:  * Knowledge (things we don’t want to know)

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4:  * Insight or awareness that threatens our self-esteem; or our mental or physical health; or our security (things we don't want to think about)

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5:  * Unacceptable feelings (things we don’t want to feel)

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6: Some of the forms of denial: rationalization, minimizing or discounting, evasion and displacement, exaggerated emotional responses, projection or blaming, intellectualization, repression, rhetorical ploys, and logical fallacies.

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1: An acronym that stands for Don't Even (K)Now I Am Lying, as when a person is so self-deceived that they totally believe their own falsehoods.

  * e.g.,  ... You keep telling me you can drink and drive, but after running over that skateboarder I think it is time for you to admit you have been in denial. 

 [ "Deniallation" ]

1: A word that a certain someone made. The act of doing something so bad that Michael Jackson would rise from the dead and moonwalk his way to you just for one, big slap.

  * e.g.,  ... The backflip he made was such a deniallation. 

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1: A river in Egypt.

  * e.g.,  ... That Egyptian claims he is dry, but he is clearly in denial. 

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2: Or a refusal to accept something.

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3: Or both.

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1: 1: refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) 2: assertion that an allegation is false

  * e.g.,  ... Some dude told me I was fat…I know I’m chunky…but I didn’t think I was that bad off… 

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1: Refusing to accept the truth.

  * e.g.,  ... Chris is in serious denial of his homosexual desires, at least publicly. 

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2: Not only a river in Egypt.

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1: What you are accused of being in when whenever you contradict a baseless claim made by an idiot who couldn't otherwise win a debate against a Cheeto.

  * e.g.,  ... You: I'm not sure I agree with President Obama's position on the White Sox. I'm more of a Yankees fan. Idiot: RACIST! The only reason you don't support his team is because HE'S BLACK! You: Uh, what? I'm not a racist. I'm just not a White Sox guy. Idiot: Ah...a racist in denial. Why don't you just admit it? You: Look, I was adopted and raised by black parents. I have two brothers who are black. I love my family. Hell, most of the girls I've dated have been black. I spent three years in Kenya building water treatment facilities for black villagers. I am NOT a racist. Idiot: Typical. 'Some of my best friends are black.' Yeah, right. You racist piece of crap. Maybe if you weren't in denial about it, I'd believe you. You: Uh, what...? 

 [ "Denialism" ]

1: The act of denying proven facts about politics because the person does not want to admit an the truth.

  * e.g.,  ... The denialism in much of America has convinced many Republicans that Liberals are dependent on federal government. But in reality the Liberal states pay hundreds of billions of dollars per year to help assist their ungrateful political opponents.