It wasn’t always easy because I was stepping way out of my comfort zone, trying to meet new fun, clean people. But I was happy. Today I am comfortable in my own skin. I’m aware that every day is a gift that we are given. I see and hear all the beauty around me that once was all darkness.
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If you are the parent or spouse of someone in recovery help your loved one to discover his tools and support his aim in the right direction. Addiction is a disease and someone struggling can’t often grab all the tools himself, he needs help from people to hand them over to him so he can start to practice.
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So when comparing these two diseases, I believe that my addiction came first. Does it make a difference? I don’t think it does. The depression was also a very debilitating component of my life as well. These two co-occurring disorders happen simultaneously in many of us.
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So here’s the plan…I will continue to shout the message from the rooftops. I will spend every free minute and take every opportunity to educate the masses to the best of my ability. I truly believe education is the key. All great change takes time. I will learn to be more patient. I see small changes every day. I will remember to acknowledge the good changes. I will rejoice with every life saved. I will never stop. Because every life has value.
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As a parent, you tend to replay things you did in the past and wonder if you could have—or should have—done them differently. Inevitably you’ll find yourself second-guessing yourself. But you can’t let the crystal clear vision of hindsight bring you down. You did what you thought was best at the time, and if you come to the conclusion that you didn’t do certain things exactly right? You have to let it go. You’re a human being, and human beings make mistakes.
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But, if I can live two years without drugs or alcohol, we can break the stigma. We can be heroes and erase shame. We can stand up, tell our stories, choose not to be anonymous, and refuse to be silent.
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