When you look at me, you would never
think I had any addiction problems. I never had an addiction or any major
behavior problems growing up, however it doesn’t mean it wasn’t a problem in my
life. I’m sure a lot of people can relate. For me, I never had a problem until
Christmas of 2010 when everything from addiction to uncontrolled behavior
intertwined. Prior to that day, at age 24, I had a brand new house which was
paid by a successful construction company ran by my husband and myself. I just
had a newborn and a two year old. Life couldn't have been better. Until he
relapse after eight years of sobriety.
Looking back, there were obvious
signs. However I was in complete denial. The late nights partying; the missing
money; and the missing belongings didn’t alarm me. Then in November, he left
the state with me holding my week-old baby in my arms and my one year old girl
holding tight to my leg standing on a patio that was about to be bank-owned because
he had gambled our mortgage payments away while he was high on speed for the
third day straight. I believed him when he said he was going to get our money
back and come home. Of course, this didn’t happen. A week went by, two weeks,
then three. He promised me to take me out on dates and we even spoke of having
another baby. However Christmas was around the corner and he hasn’t made any
plans to come home. And this is another month we are late on our mortgage. As
you can imagine, this left me in a state of fear and depression. A mixture of
emotions overwhelmed me and I was diagnosed with severe depression. Out of
curiosity of this little pill, I accepted it and it caused me to become a
vegetable in mind and body. I had to get off
of the medication.
Getting Back on My Feet
With the help of my family, they
helped me get back on my feet. I decided to move to Oklahoma to start new so
they wouldn't have to help me out as much. This is when I came across Narconon
for the first time. I was fortunate enough for Narconon to allow me to
participate in their program. The first book taught about training routines.
These routines taught me to overcome a lot of fears I had in the past due to my
crumbled marriage, the abuse I endured and even fears from my childhood I never
overcame. Most importantly, as a single mother, the training routines have
taught me how to handle situations that can be dicey when it comes to raising
toddlers on your own. So just with Book 1, I have already noticed that I have
become patient and understanding with my children. I am anticipating on
continuing my life-improvement courses with this program.
Just because I don't have the
physical scars of addiction, it doesn't mean I don't have any from it.
This review shows that
addiction can affect anyone whether its through illicit use or prescriptions.
Ultimately the goal is finding the right solution to overcome the problem or
loss in life without drugs. For more information on Narconon Arrowhead’s Life
Improvement Courses visit our main site at www.narcononarrowhead.org.
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