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│ DENIAL / DEFENSES │
│ – Defense mechanism to avoid │
│ guilt, shame, or accountability │
│ – Gaslighting: convincing others │
│ reality isn’t real │
│ – Rationalization / excuse-making │
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│ BRAIN MECHANISMS │
│ – Prefrontal Cortex ↓ │
│ (suppresses moral judgment) │
│ – Amygdala ↑ │
│ (reduces guilt, triggers fear) │
│ – Hippocampus distortion │
│ (selective memory recall) │
│ – Reward System ↑ │
│ (dopamine reinforces denial) │
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│
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│ MANIPULATION TACTICS │
│ – Repetition of “I didn’t do it” │
│ – Blaming / victim-shaming │
│ – Intimidation & control │
│ – Deflection from facts │
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│ EVIDENCE │
│ – DNA, contracts, video footage│
│ – Financial / digital records │
│ – Objective, immutable │
│ – Overpowers denial & lies │
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│ OUTCOME / REALITY │
│ – Truth exposed │
│ – Accountability enforced │
│ – Brain / psychology can’t hide│
│ from proof │
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