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Podcast: Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Episode: Denial: The Silent Killer
Description: In this podcast, we discuss how denial allows addiction and alcoholism to have their way in families who don’t recognise the predator in their midst.We learn that:Denial is born of innocence. How is one to know what is addictive behaviour and what is not unless we are educated?People often turn to professionals not qualified to diagnose addiction as the cause of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Addicts lie to get what they want: drugs and/or a professional diagnosis that says they are not addicts.Denial and enabling go hand-in-hand. If...