Denial Returning
Don’t Let Old Symptoms of Denial Resurface
Some common techniques of denial often resurface while in recovery. It is important to remember the types of denial we used while in our using behavior. Identify how you used denial or remember to evaluate this on a regular basis.
- Outright denial – “I have no problem.”
- Minimizing – Admitting a problem, but discounting the seriousness.
- Hostility – Defending yourself against those who label you an alcoholic or drug user by becoming angry and maybe making threats.
- Diversion – Changing the subject or dodging the issues.
- Blaming – Pointing a finger or accusing other people, things or situations for your drinking.
- Rationalizing – Using excuses or justification for your use.
- Intellectualizing – “Analyzing” the problem, looking for causes, or avoiding the personal responsibility for the problem.
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Binge drinking ups infection risk
Booze can lower the body’s natural defenses
Going on a drinking binge could leave you wide open to infections, as well as hangovers, work suggests.
Drinking copious amounts of alcohol in one session scuppers the immune system by knocking out proteins essential for fighting off bacteria and viruses
and alcohol’s effects continue long after the party is over.
College Men Unimpressed by Female Binge Drinkers
March 11, 2009
Some college women may drink excessively to gain the attention of men, but new research from Loyola Marymount University suggests that drunk women are not as attractive to men as women believe.
Science Daily reported March 11 that the majority (71 percent) of women surveyed overestimated — by an average of one-and-a-half drinks — the number of alcohol beverages men wanted their female friends, dates, or girlfriends to drink.
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