Running Head: Thinking I am clever.<\/p>\n
THINKING I AM CLEVER.<\/p>\n
It was not a normal day for me at work. With upcoming deadlines to meet. My head stad throbbing, I was feeling overwhelmed with confusion, nervousness, and anxiety! I am here trying to figure out how I am going to get all my work done in so little time. I am sitting in the office staring at the computer thinking. Suddenly a bulb went off in my head, Hmmm, why am I being so worked up about a paper that is due, besides, I work at a substance abuse facility that is filled with liars. Afterall, they lie to me daily. <\/p>\n
After reading a piece by Stephanie Ericsson called the ways we lie, she pointed out many forms of lies we tell without even noticing. Trying to be clever, I decided to deceive one of my patients so I could get content for my paper, it is not a big deal! how would he know? with a big grin on my face I got up, opened the door, and beckoned, to one of my patients I call John the Baptist. Funny Right? Putting a religious word in the same sentence as a lie.<\/p>\n
Hey John, how are you doing today? Do you have a minute to chat with me a little? The excitement on John\u2019s face was refreshing for me. Although, I knew John would use this opportunity as an excuse not to attend his group meeting. <\/p>\n
I asked John how did substance abuse affect his family? He said, “It usually starts with a secret that led to lies, not knowing how it would affect others.\u2019 John would lie to get high. Until cocaine became his priority.<\/p>\n
The lies and substance abuse played with my moral compass, where I lied and cheated. IN One instance; I Told my wife I was going to the mechanic, because my car had broken down, and that I had to spend the entire night at the mechanic shop. I was a crack house! With a Jezebel! I did not even know from a can of paint, slumped between my crotches.<\/p>\n
Lies are insignificant because you use one lie to cover another, by the time you notice, you just keep on lying. It came naturally; I do not even know when I am telling the truth anymore. I could not lie anymore, my body started to tell tales…….tales of deceit, tales of lies, tales of the truth.<\/p>\n
Lies are not good!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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