Kill The Silence

Kill The Silence

The Lie Every Addict Tells Themselves (And Why I Still Sometimes Believe It)

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Cody Taymore
Oct 04, 2025
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“I can control this” and other fairytales we use to stay stuck.

Every addict is a fucking liar.

Not to you. To ourselves.

We’ve got a whole catalog of lies we rotate through, perfectly crafted to keep us exactly where we are. And we believe them. Every single one. Even when the evidence is screaming the opposite.

I know because I told myself these lies for …

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