Making excuses is not exclusive to drunks and drug addicts. Sober people use excuses all the time. There's a big difference between a reason and an excuse. Learn to think and speak in terms of reasons to get a better understanding of your own behaviors. When you understand the reasons behind a behavior you often have no more excuses. You can then decide whether you want to take some sort of action or not.

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