Whether you are addicted to heroin, gambling, cigarettes, sexual deviancy, or eating Milky Way bars, all addictions have certain basic elements in common. The purpose of this Special Report is to review some of these common elements, so you can see if they relate to your own situation. While all addictions can ultimately be cured, this is not always an easy or painless process. A high degree of commitment to breaking established habits is required, as are persistence, dedication, honesty, and self-compassion. Without denial, most addictions would not have become established in the first place.
Denial can take many forms.
The fact that one has a problem is at least acknowledged. I don't have a problem. You've got the problem, Dude. The second hallmark of most addictions is that people affected are very reluctant to ask for help. Not only are they reluctant to ask other people for help, but even when they do, they don't accept the advice of others easily.