DENIAL IN FAMILY

It is ironic that family members deny a drinking problem in their family, because this is exactly what the alcoholic does. We know that, for the alcoholic, denial is functional for the continuation of the drinking. As long as the alcoholic denies that he/she has a problem, there is no reason to seek a solution. Non-alcoholic family members also deny, but their denial is totally dysfunctional to meeting their needs. Everyone in the family denies that anything is wrong, yet no one feels right. Family denial of alcoholism occurs in at least three ways: as systemic denial; as protection against exposure; and, as the primary patient philosophy.

SUNIL KUMAR                                                          JAYASUDHA KAMARAJ

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST                                    COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST

FOUNDER - MIND ZONE                                         CO-FOUNDER, MIND ZONE

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