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My biggest enemy in recovering from my addictions was my own brain. Oh I could argue my willpower into submission like none other! Such reasonable arguements too!
No one will know. (I will)
It's just this once. (It won't be)
It's not hurting anyone. (It's hurting ME)
I can't go without. (Yes I can)
I'll do better tomorrow. (Do better NOW)
I need this. (No, I don't)
It's just ___<Insert justification here>___ . (Shut up self, I am stronger than this desire)
Everybody does it. (Not me.)
It helps if you can identify your self-talk and overwrite them with talk designed to control the addiction.
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"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
- Mahatma Gandhi
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