Is denial something that happens for real?

Just something I’ve always been curious about.

It’s well known that ‘denial’ is a component of weight gain stories that typically results to be much arousing for feeders and admirers. But can that sort of thing really happen or it’s just a ficticious behaviour just used to make stories more intriguing?

I mean, it’s really hard to believe that a skinny or fit or in general a normal weight person can miss the change when putting on 20, or 30 or more pounds. Like, there’s no way your clothes would still fit you with that more weight, how is it possible you don’t notice or neglect that incredibly evident fact. I mean, from how my pants fit I immediately notice even a couple of pounds more than usual, let alone 20 or 30.

So, I’ve always believed that denial is just a fiction element to make weight gain stories more juicy, but if anyone knows different, speak up!
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