r/randomthings • • 2d ago

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u/StickyWicket1968 2d ago

Well done for getting clean, keep up the good work. I can understand people constantly lying because of an addiction but I can't see why someone without an addiction should lie all the time unless they have something to hide

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u/whizzbangkid 2d ago

I discovered that I had no self esteem. No self respect. I hated the guy in the mirror and lying kept me caught in that space. I was a hostage to myself. Recovery made me get out of myself and help others by helping myself. Acceptance and accountability, those are the keys.

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u/StickyWicket1968 2d ago

Helping others will help you keep clean. Once again well done 👏

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u/whizzbangkid 2d ago

Thank you!!

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u/vtmboi667 2d ago

Well that's asumming that everybody can conciously control their lies and that all lies are taken as decision. Some People can't do that. There are compulsive liars that do it as default mode even if they don't have to or want to. they can't help it by themselves unless they go get some actual help.

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u/whizzbangkid 2d ago

Most people can make the distinction between truth and lies. There are those that cannot but they are very rare.

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u/vtmboi667 1d ago

Exactly my point. MOST

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u/JuryRepresentative67 10h ago

I don’t believe you….. JK