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We express denial in our lives when we avoid certain people or issues and when we see things only as we want them to be rather than to accept them as… - Angeles Arrien
" "We express denial in our lives when we avoid certain people or issues and when we see things only as we want them to be rather than to accept them as they are. Underneath every denial pattern is the underlying fear that we will not be able to handle conflict and a deep human need to maintain peace, balance, and harmony at all costs. In deep denial we will abandon ourselves to keep the peace rather than communicate our feelings directly. (p81)
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About Angeles Arrien
Angeles Arrien (1940 – April 24, 2014) was a cultural anthropologist, educator, author, lecturer and consultant. She was born in Basque Country, Spain and moved with her family to the USA when she was seven years old.
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