Episode 19: What are the Signs of Denial in the Life of the Unfaithful?

Ask the Unfaithful

Has your partner ever accused you of being in denial about your choices or the impact of your affair? Maybe your mate continues to communicate to you in a way that makes you feel they are in absolute denial about the impact of their choices or that they have hurt you at all? It can seem as though their use of denial is conscious and even weaponized as a form of coping with their choices internally, without any regard for how it affects their loved ones. The truth is, it can be both conscious as well as subconscious.

As you'll hear today, denial while very common, is a complex, powerful and very destructive psychological self-protective defense mechanism. It's a muddled kind of thinking and reasoning that involves the unconscious or conscious refusal, or avoidance, to acknowledge or accept the reality, and consequences of one's thoughts, actions and behaviors. Especially when we act out or our acting out is of a compulsive or addictive nature, denial is an attempt to manage and understand the chaos caused by our acting out behaviors.

Today we'll not only discuss what denial looks and sounds like but we'll categorically identify the symptoms and signs of it, including the negative impact and how to actually overcome denial in the life of the unfaithful. Rest assured, there is a way out of denial and there is a pathway to healing for both the unfaithful and for the betrayed.

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