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The Lies of Addiction

2 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube talk by Amber Hollingsworth titled "The Lies of Addiction" that explains a common deceptive thought in addiction: the belief that the addictive behavior will make you a better person (e.g., drinking makes you more friendly, smoking makes you more creative, gambling will provide for family). The speaker warns this is a sneaky, false promise and advises not to trust that thought.

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One of the big sneaky, seductive thoughts is that addiction will tell you that whatever the addiction is will somehow make you into a better person. Maybe it's alcohol, and you convince yourself that you're less uptight and you're more friendly and you're easier to get along with when you drink. Maybe it's you smoke marijuana and you convince yourself that you're more creative and interesting when you smoke. Maybe you convince yourself that you're just doing all this gambling because you want to make a ton of money and provide more for your family. Can you see how sneaky this is? It's trying to convince you that whatever this addictive behavior is going to make you better. Addictive behavior never makes you better, so don't believe that sneaky, tricky little thought.