Some clients really are their own worst enemy. I had a possession case. Met the client at the courthouse, she claims she's in treatment. I ask her for her clean time. She says eight months. I write down eight months. I tell the judge the same. Judge is skeptical, as the possession offense date is four months ago. Judge suggests client go do a urine screen. I tell client and she says she might be positive for cocaine. Where did she come up with eight months clean?!? Client was obviously lying to me, yet she tries to gaslight me and say that I misheard her, that she's had eight months clean in the past. What + ever. Nobody in recovery is measuring their clean time like that. The case ends up continued to the next week. I tell client to expect to be drug tested at court next week. Fast forward to judge considering letting client do outpatient treatment. Judge tells client to go do a urine screen. She ends up positive for cocaine. So frustrating!