I don't call it denial.....I call it "not obcessing" about the bad things that have happened.
I have had some bad stuff & trauma happen. I don't NEED to constantly talk about it or have it in my current mind processing. If something comes up in conversation I will discuss what happened but my friends know what I have gone through & why I am where I am today. Not because I kept talking about it but becsuse it did come out in bits & pieces through NORMAL conversations. Not denial as I know what has happened & I just choose not to obcess or dwell on it.