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Denial
Either not recognizing or refusing to admit, the relationship between drinking and/or drug problems and severe life problems (e.g., health, family, school). Denial occurs when facing a painful reality is too much for a person to bear. Accepting the truth would turn upside down the person's entire way of viewing themselves, the world and the future. A person is 'in denial' when the facts of a situation are apparent but the person is unable to admit the truth to himself/herself.
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