Origins
From alibi (Latin for “elsewhere,” used as an excuse) fused with labyrinth, the mythic maze. The blend points to an excuse that also keeps us lost.
Meaning
Alibyrinth is the strange nostalgia for the built-in excuse our addiction used to provide.
When life got hard, we could point to the familiar card and step out of responsibility, consequences softened by expectation. In recovery that exit disappears, and the freedom feels like pressure.
We miss the loophole even while knowing it kept us trapped.
Usage
I felt Alibyrinth today, missing the old excuse that used to let me opt out.
Alibyrinth is grieving the loophole I used to hide inside.
When Alibyrinth shows up, I remind myself the exit was also the maze.