I often say, “Denial is a great place to live until you realize you’re living there.”  Denial was the only thing keeping me functioning during the worst of my Binge-Eating Disorder.  It allowed me to bury my head in the sand and not address the underlying issues of the disorder so it helped a little but damaged a lot.  It wasn’t until I started treatment that I realized how far in denial I was.  In fact, I’m still uncovering aspects of my life and personality about which I was/am in denial.  It’s freedom when you realize what you were denying because you can address and release it.  After all, most of us are in denial because we don’t want to face the unpleasantness of the truth but this just traps us in the negativity of a lie.

Release from denial…you’ll be glad you did because there is nothing like the feeling of freedom for the soul.