Is it OK to Occasionally "Lie" if its in the Best Interest of Your Recovery or Healing?

We live in a world where honesty is a steadily shrinking virtue! Many in politics, sales, advertising and the media send a subtle or even blatant message that truth is relative, situational or interpretive. But what about issues related to addiction, betrayal, recovery and healing? Is telling the "whole" truth all the time really the "best" policy?What exactly is "the truth" when it comes to recovery and healing?How important is total truth and transparency to an authentically "intimate"...