I knew I was an addict for quite some time; I also wanted to quit for nearly a year and a half. I would manage to stay sober through cognitive behavioral therapy and would always relapse. Sometimes I could string together a month, two months, heck I even managed to get nine months, but I […]
Recovery
My Addiction Story
My story began eight years ago. I was 24 and living with my now ex-husband in Burnsville, MN. We were both originally from upstate NY and 1,000 miles away from everything we had ever known. We had been married only a year and a half and had been together for nine years. Our lives and […]
Gratitude is Important When Recovery Gets Hard
Last Thursday I was driving home and just sitting at a stop light, not thinking about anything. I went to change the song, and I realized that it was the 12th. I haven’t self-harmed in ten months, the 12th of June was my last time. And I sat there at that stop light, and I […]
My Struggle with Tobacco
Hi, I’m Rudy. I’ve been a tobacco smoker for nine years. At age 15, I started smoking cigarettes. I’m 24 now with Chronic Bronchitis and stage 2 emphysema. My Mother died from smoking at age 57 due to emphysema. I want everyone to know right now. If you smoke, I want you to give up […]
We Are All Okay
Hi all, my name is izz, and I’m an alcoholic. I grew up in Los Angeles County with my mom and older sister. My mom is a recovered addict – meth was her drug of choice – with 16 years of sobriety at this point, but when I was growing up she was very much […]
My Story | Recovery from Eating Disorders and Self-Harm
Hi everyone! My name is Marge. I found out about this website/app through Philip’s Youtube channel. Introduction So, I’ve never used any illicit substances. I had a close friend from junior high that dropped out in our sophomore year because of her methamphetamine addiction, so I decided to research drugs and what they did to the […]