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The Day I Stopped Pretending

I was good at pretending. That's the thing nobody tells you about addiction — how functional it lets you be for a long time. I had a job. I showed up to things. I said the right words at the right moments and most people in my life had no idea how bad it had gotten. I had built a very convincing version of myself that looked like someone who was fine.

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We Believe in What's Next

There's a moment — and people who've lived close to addiction know exactly what it looks like — when the possibility of a different future stops feeling real.

By FAN