ABSTRACT
Often, those who use, abuse, and control in a relationship will use statements such as, “It was because of the alcohol or drugs that we fight.” This thought pattern is consistent with the other forms of denial that we see those who use abuse, control, or batter hold on to when they enter into group work; many of those we have covered in other exercises within this book. However, we see a greater number of abuse incidents that are blamed by the use of alcohol or drugs as the “sole” excuse for the abuse, often stating that abuse “only” happened when they were intoxicated.
