When I got sober, I was right. I was wrong, but I thought I was right. About what? EVERYTHING.
My three biggest problems were conceit, self-delusion, and deception of others. I trusted my perception, analysis, and assessment (that's the conceit). But I was wrong. Consequently, I was deluded (that's the self-delusion). I also lied, more or less consciously, and certainly spun my story to be presentable to other people (that's the deception).
What's the answer? Somehow the penny dropped: I realised I was wrong about many things I had previously been certain of. What if I were wrong about everything? I adopted this view: I'm wrong about everything; ask a sensible grown-up, and adopt their perception.
As soon as I did that, things started to change.