1.
Acting as if there is no problem at all, the problem is lying outside of conscious awareness.
2.
Distorting the truth, or omitting key details to change a narrative.
3.
Attacking someone else to take focus off oneself, pointing out a person's problems to change subject of discussion.
4.
Keeping someone on the offense by using fear tactics, forcing complicity or else.
5.
Pointing out someone else's faults of character defects to minimize feelings of guilt or shame.
6.
The mental process by which people attribute to others what is in their own minds.
7.
Making others the responsible party for our drinking and drugging.
8.
Making light out of a dark situation by turning it into a joke whenever possible.
9.
Using logic to convince ourselves and/or others that there isn't a problem, or to demonstrate that we haven't done the things that mean we are an addict.
10.
Making up excuses or using plausible explanations as to why we drink or use drugs.
