Oh yeah. I've done that.
I was able to talk myself out of all of my goals because of the jedi mind tricks.
I started my relationship thinking I deserved to have a family, get married, by the end (and forgive me if I'm repeating myself from another post it just sums it up so well), I was begging god to please just let him stop taking inappropriate photos of his friends in his hotel room while on business trips and post them on facebook.
This is part of the game of power and control.
Can I just tell you that it's much better out here without the alcoholic in tow? I'm free, free of the abusive behaviors, the control tactics...not only his, but mine. This disease makes us behave in a way that isn't very graceful either.