Psychological Abuse Quote by Shannon Thomas

“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse.”

— Shannon Thomas

“Denial is the way people handle what they cannot handle.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“Denial makes people repeat what they aren’t willing to acknowledge.”

— Daniel Black

“Denial can cause the inability to view matters as they are.”

— Steven Redhead

“Being in a state of denial is a universally human response to situations which threaten to overwhelm. People who were abused as children sometimes…

— Sarah E. Olson

“[denial] is an attempt to bring order to our lives.”

— Mark Galli

“Denial is our very real, personal response to our own trauma. But denial is the normative response to trauma—by everyone. Society may deny that…

— Carolyn Spring

“Denial may be neither a matter of telling the truth nor intentionally telling a lie. There seem to be states of mind, or even…

— Stanley Cohen

“When I deny the seriousness of my abuse I agree with my abuser and those who wouldn't acknowledge it. When I am in denial,…

— Patty Hite

“Denying that you’re in denial is being in denial and is utterly redundant.”

— S.L. Naeole

Denial is a very powerful thing.

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

Denial can be a pathology or a survival mechanism - and sometimes it's both.

— Jane Fonda