People in active addiction seem to be able to make up an excuse for just about anything. We can come up with every reason to justify the unjustifiable. But, it's not because we are stupid or liars, there are actually ways that addictive substances mess up our thinking.
The human mind is susceptible to disruptions in logic and reasoning, due to what is known as "cognitive bias." However, usually our ability to think and reason keep us from becoming excessively biased or unreasonable. But addictive substances disrupt the process, resulting in out-of-control bias that disrupts normal reason.
This bias is a real problem in addiction, because it keeps people from being able to recognize and admit that they have a problem, and when they do realize they have a problem it keeps them believing that they can handle it by themselves, without any help.
Knowing about the substance-induced bias can help people to overcome the bias, and is therefore a powerful tool for recovery and relapse prevention. I recently appeared on the Podcast show "The Addicted Mind" to explain the problem of cognitive bias in addiction and how to overcome it. Check it out at the link below.
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