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Overcoming Addiction
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My childhood was rough, and from the time I was 17, I started a destructive path of smoking, doing drugs, and drinking alcohol. This pattern continued for many years. Honestly, I feel as though I have always been self-destructive. No amount of self-medicating could control my feelings or my mental health issues.
I refused to seek medical help because I didn’t believe it would work. Many times, I hit what I assumed was rock-bottom, only to go through it again and again. One day, I had a complete mental breakdown at work. They sent me to an out-patient rehab that lasted 12 weeks, but the effects were short-lived. Whenever there was a setback, I would be angry and blame God and wonder why I was still here.
Eventually, I sought more help because my addictions to medications for sleeping, anxiety, and mood stabilizers was out of control. I was abusing them to the point where I...
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