How do you break through denial?

Everyone's path is different. Danny was a heavy smoker and minimized his problem. He continued to smoke even though he had a chronic cough and his doctor warned him about lung cancer. Eventually his five year old son was diagnosed with asthma and told Danny that the second hand smoke was contributing to his illness and begged him to stop smoking. Looking into the eyes of his innocent son touched Danny so deeply, that he broke through his denial and committed himself to stop smoking. He realized that he jeopardized his son's health and out of love for his son admitted to himself that he was contributing to the problem.

If you have a habit that affects others negatively, you may want to make an honest examination of yourself and determine whether you are in denial. It is often painful to acknowledge problem areas, but it will pay off in the long run.

As psychologists, we assist people in facing problems and working them through.

Thank you.