Lies We Tell Ourselves

Addicts are notorious liars and self-deceivers

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Hi, I’m Sam. And I’m an alcoholic.

Writing that sentence — even thinking that sentence — is one of the worst admissions of my life.

I’m not even sure I believe it. Yet.

My immediate impulse is to add modifiers and clarifications to the confession. Things like: