denial. (di-niel)
noun.
1. the action of declaring something to be untrue.
2. the refusal of something requested or desired.
3. a statement that something is not true
4. failure to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness, used as a defense mechanism.

oh denial, my old friend. you've been coming 'round more often than i'd like to admit. but isn't denial just a drug we all need sometimes? a false belief that things are getting better, that the tides will turn. it's a similar drug to hope. it fills your head with subtleties, tiny dreams that you want to come true - and maybe, you're edging yourself off of a cliff, but what if it all does work out? ah, what if it does!