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Scott’s Thoughts: Dealing with Denial

“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.” -Denis Diderot, French philosopher, art critic, and writer. According to the Mayo Clinic, denial is “a coping mechanism that gives you time to adjust to distressing situations.” Short-term denial can cushion the blow, but [...]

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