{"id":46894,"date":"2018-10-26T08:13:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T06:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/self-deception-in-addictions\/"},"modified":"2018-10-26T08:13:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T06:13:14","slug":"self-deception-in-addictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/en\/self-deception-in-addictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-deception in addictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>An addict\u2019s self-justifications to keep using.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA drink after work is normal\u201d, \u201cA line isn\u2019t using\u201d \u2026 There are many phrases used as <strong>self-deception<\/strong> by <strong>addicts<\/strong> to a substance, whether legal <strong>drugs<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/los-6-efectos-del-alcohol-a-corto-y-largo-plazo\/\">alcohol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/en\/4-keys-to-quit-smoking\/\">tobacco<\/a>) or illegal (<a href=\"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/cocaina-la-droga-menos-temida-es-de-las-mas-destructivas\/\">cocaine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/cannabis-estos-son-sus-efectos-inmediatos-y-a-largo-plazo\/\">cannabis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ccadicciones.es\/tratamiento\/tratamiento-anfetaminas\/\">amphetamines<\/a>\u2026).     <!--more-->And the longer you have been using, the harder it will be to eliminate these self-deceptions. Therefore, it is important to stay alert to identify these self-justifications and try to challenge them. <\/p>\n<h4><strong>Some self-deceptions could be:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>When I want to, I use, and when I don\u2019t want to, I don\u2019t use<\/em>. Indicating a false sense of <strong>control<\/strong> over <strong>use<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<li><em>I have a high tolerance for alcohol; I need more for it to affect me<\/em>. This is not an effect of immunity to <strong>alcoholism<\/strong>, as it is generally called, but rather self-deception. And, furthermore, the social environment often stimulates and applauds <strong>consumption<\/strong>.  <\/li>\n<li><em>I\u2019m not addicted to drugs; those are the people on the street who beg to use. I\u2019m not in that situation, so I don\u2019t have a drug problem<\/em>. <strong>Dependence<\/strong> problems are associated with labels of socially rejected users, denying having a problem. <\/li>\n<li><em>I\u2019m not an alcoholic; I can stop whenever I want. I\u2019m not harming myself, and I\u2019m not harming anyone else<\/em>. This allows an emotional <strong>disconnection<\/strong> of the addict from themselves and from other people. <\/li>\n<li><em>I don&#8217;t have problems; the people I go out with use the same as me and don&#8217;t have problems<\/em>. Normally, a person doesn&#8217;t start using alone but does so with others. That&#8217;s why when they start having <strong>addiction<\/strong> problems, they deny it and justify it by others. If those they started using with are fine, then they are too.   <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These situations usually occur <strong>gradually<\/strong>. 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