- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Faith
- Mental Health
How did you or your HERO get help?
I went into a treatment center unlike any other I’ve been to before (which all failed in the past). They showed me a new way of thinking and guided me to a healthier mindset. I felt so at peace there. When I left, I struggled very little. Afraid of relapsing totally I placed my trust in God completely. He answered my prayer the very next day, when I began to lose hope yet again.
Based on your experience, what lessons did you learn? Do you have any advice to give?
Trust in yourself, listen to your body. Breathe, and concentrate on your chest lifting and retracting with each breath you take. Think to yourself, “What’s got a hold of me is strong, but I am stronger.” It does get easier. Time is healing.
If you or your loved one is in recovery, describe what life is like today.
I haven’t felt so alive in a very long time. All of my energy was spent focusing on food, what I was going to eat that day, starving, binging, purging and burning calories for 13 years. That’s precisely half of my life! Of course I wish I could take it all back and relive those wasted years, but I also know now that I am wiser and appreciate my life more than many people I know. I also started painting, dancing and writing again (those are my three biggest passions). I donate the money I would have spent on my addiction donate to charities I feel strongly about. I even shaved my head and sold my hair for cancer!
I’m now a free woman, empowered and saved.
I’m a free woman, no longer a child enslaved.
I’ve cried out to you Lord asking,
“Is there anything good left in me?”
You helped me finally see.
Pulling me from darkness,
lifting my soul into light.
You filled this emaciated heart,
that gaping hole inside.
Am I worth forgiveness?
I still can’t believe
That you’ve heard my pain
and ripped the devil out of me.