Are you looking for the truth in the wrong place?

As a relative to an addict you suffer from anxiety every now and then. Has the person been drinking or taking drugs? Or not? Maybe we recognize behavior from other times when the person has been using. We get a bad feeling in our guts, something does not feel right, but we don't want to believe that the person has started using or drinking again.

When we feel the anxiety and suspiciousness we seek security and assurance. We ask the addict if they are lying. If he/she has been taking drugs or been drinking. The problem, however, is that the person that possibly did drink/take drugs will probably lie because of these reasons:

1) The person wants to protect the drug and wants to use their drug alone.
2) The person says whatever you want to hear to avoid making a big deal out of it.

So if you are seeking the truth you must seek in the right place. Either through fact, that the person takes a drug-test or breath-test. Or that you turn to a professional with a lot of knowledge about addiction and using behavior. There you can get an un-biased view of what you are worrying about.

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