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What is denial?

How is intellualizing a form of denial?

Intelligent people use their "smarts" to avoid taking responsibility for themselves and the decisions that they make. They spend a lot of time analyzing themselves, other people, and the world around them. They use this "thinking about the problem" as a way of "looking for solutions," while not actually taking any true personal responsibility or steps toward change.

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