Quote: doesn't sound like the same thing as "detachment" to me.
Really? Maybe the reasons or methods, but detachment will do much of the same things as denial. It will protect you from pain. It will help you not face problems because you will not internalize them. It will look like masking pain to others (who cares). It does avoid disagreement and disapproval because you are not seeking those things. It lets you avoid negative consequences because you just choose not to react to them. It lets you remain sane because you are isolating yourself from their insanity. It may or may not let you repress loss, and it surely lets you function more "normally". I just trying to make sure that I am not in denial now and that this thing I am going through is truly detachment. I am fully aware of my situation. I know there is an affair. I know our marriage is in deep trouble. I know I need to work on myself. Do those things mean I am NOT in denial? I am denying the negative feelings that could come from those realizations but is that the same as denial?
