Adolescence is a time when young people are exploring their identities, including their sexual identity. Parents can play an important role in supporting their children's journey towards...
Denial is one of the most common defense mechanisms used by trauma survivors to avoid facing their painful memories and emotions related to past experiences of sexual abuse or assault. It can be a...
Erotic Suppression and Denial during Formative Years
During formative years, children have been known to undergo a lot of changes both physically and mentally. As they grow up, they begin to...
Coping Strategies
Chronic Social Rejection
The term "coping" refers to the process of dealing with difficult situations or emotions by making adaptive adjustments. For individuals who identify...
The article is intended to provide an overview of the coping strategies that LGBTQ+ individuals use to deal with the moral conflict caused by religious condemnation. Religious beliefs are often cited...
The subject of sexual orientation is very personal to everyone. Every person has their own thoughts about it.
LGBT people face challenges that others may never experience. This article will...
The denial of the authenticity of LGBT experience can have profound spiritual consequences that extend beyond the individual's immediate environment. In this essay, I will explore how such denial can...
The term "sexual orientation" refers to an individual's physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction toward people of a specific gender identity, regardless of biological sex. This definition is...
One defense mechanism that has been observed to emerge is denial. This involves rejecting the reality of one's sexual orientation or gender identity and insisting that it doesn't exist.
Someone...
Emotional abuse is a form of psychological manipulation that involves controlling and harming another person through verbal or nonverbal means. It often involves using threats, intimidation,...