The Most Dangerous Lie: “I’ve Got This Under Control”

There’s a moment when someone questions your plan.

Suggests a safer option.

And something in you tightens and says, “I’ve got this under control.”

This episode explores why that sentence feels so convincing — and why it can quietly become one of the most dangerous lies we tell ourselves.

In this episode, we explore:

Why “I’ve got this under control” isn’t confidence, but a nervous-system response
How leaders confuse control with safety — and what they’re actually protecting
Why alcohol often enters when the story we’re living by feels threatened
The hidden cost of clinging to control instead of allowing adaptive truth
Why the most dangerous moment isn’t failure — but refusing to check what’s working

This isn’t about fixing anything.

It’s about understanding the moment before things harden.

If this episode named something familiar and you don’t want to act on it yet,

STRIVE Discord is a private stabilisation space for moments that feel charged but unresolved.

It’s not a community.

It’s a place to put the moment down before it turns into self-control, conflict, or drinking.

You can find the deeper work here

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