- published: 09 Aug 2011
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Denial (also called abnegation) is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. The subject may use:
The concept of denial is particularly important to the study of addiction. The theory of denial was first researched seriously by Anna Freud. She classified denial as a mechanism of the immature mind, because it conflicts with the ability to learn from and cope with reality. Where denial occurs in mature minds, it is most often associated with death, dying and rape. More recent research has significantly expanded the scope and utility of the concept. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross used denial as the first of five stages in the psychology of a dying patient, and the idea has been extended to include the reactions of survivors to news of a death. Thus, when parents are informed of the death of a child, their first reaction is often of the form, "No! You must have the wrong house, you can't mean our child!"[citation needed]
Oh yeah , yeah , come on
You think you are quick
But I'd like to see you keep up with me
You think you're slick
But I'd like to see you pull a trick on me
You think you're so cool
Hey big man you're old school
You think you're smart
But who the hell d'ya think you are talking to
Everyone can see who you are
Take a look at yourself
Tell me why keep on denying
Chorus
Everything you say [ denying ]
Everything you do
So be a fool to yourself forever more [ trying ]
Any kind of move [ tell me ]
so what's it gonna prove
You ain't fooling nobody
You ain't fooling nobody
But yourself
I know you're sweet
But i know you don't want to be seen that way
Admit defeat , win or lose
Who cares it's just a game you play
I know you need me
If you stay that way it's never gonna be
You've got your style
But I know what you really want from me
Everyone can see who you are
Take a look at yourself
Tell me why keep on denying
Chorus
Check yourself , but don't forget yourself
Cos you're denying , [ Ha ha - check - ha ]
Check yourself , but don't forget yourself
[ You're getting everything you are and even everything you need ]
That's life - so just check yourself
Everyone can see who you are
Take a look at yourself
Tell me why keep on denying