There has been a lot of distortion and a lot of distorted thinking going on for the most of my life. My mind tends to want to constantly tell me that everything is ok, even when that is far from the truth. Certainly, during my addiction, my distorted thinking pushed me to be someone I would have never dreamed I would become. My thoughts made me become a thief, a liar, a cheater, plus developed other bad traits. Because I was so deep into my addiction for so long, some of those distorted thoughts have followed me into sobriety. Now that I am sober, however, I’m more inclined to correct my distorted thoughts before they are able to cause destruction in my life. While I feel like its normal to have distorted thoughts every now and then, hopefully from the work I’m doing, I’ll continue correcting erroneous thought patterns and put myself on the track for success.