- Drugs
- Friends & Family
I entered my own recovery after I got tired of my life being uncontrollable and unmanageable. I got tired of losing everything. So I started my recovery in rehab and one of my friends found out about the Step One program, so it seemed like a good place to go when I got out. I’ve been there since. My sobriety date is July 23, 2016.
My defining moment of change happened after I just got tired of living the life that I was living. I got tired of being in the relationship that I was in. I got tired of moving from home to home and living on the streets.
This is actually my second time getting clean. I did everything wrong the first time. This time, I used everything that I learned the first time around. I now do what I need to do. I just got so tired of living a drug life.
My first time in rehab was back in 2008 and I’m actually one of those people who loved rehab. I knew that if I ever wanted to try and get clean again, I would go back to that place. Once I finally decided that I was just so tired of it, I knew exactly what to do. I went right back to it. I pretty much just woke up one morning and said, “I’m done with this and I want to go back to rehab.”
My life is so much different now. I have my family back in my life. I have my kids back in my life and a lot of good things have been happening in every part of my life. I can hold a job down now. I have great friends in recovery, I don’t have to worry about anybody using me for anything. I love my life now that I’m clean.
If I can do it, I know anybody can do it. I never thought that I would actually get clean again. I didn’t think that I could really quit, but I did. It’s true that it’s hard at first, but you can get through that hard part and it so worth it. Everything is just so much better.