I can now. None of us were able to for a long time.

Denial needs to be what it is.
When it is no longer needed
it will no longer be.

Sometimes you can 'use' it. Sometimes when it is we are able to things we are unable to do when denial isn't. If one were *really* spinning the positive on it one could say it is like a vacation... from the hard stuff.

But yeah. Not really.

Have you sometimes hurt things without showing them compassion?