There was a time in my life when I believed I was too far gone. The weight of addiction had wrapped itself around my soul like chains, and anxiety gnawed at my peace like a relentless storm. I couldn’t see beyond the mess I had made, let alone believe that anything good could come out of it...
These days, I’m learning how to breathe again. Not just the kind of breath that keeps you alive—but the kind that lets you feel alive. It’s different now. There’s a calmness I didn’t used to have. A quiet in my chest that used to always be full of noise—panic, shame, fear, cravings. I still deal...
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but just because something goes wrong doesn’t mean the universe is out to get you. I say this as someone who, for years, genuinely believed the world had a personal vendetta against me. Car won’t start? Obviously, a sign that my life is in shambles. Spilled my...
This weekend hit me hard—back-to-back blows that left me feeling drained, frustrated, and dangerously close to old habits. First, a car accident totaled my vehicle. Then, before I could even process that loss, I lost my wallet. It felt like the universe was taking everything from me all at once. As...
In the haze of my addiction, I met someone who mirrored my pain, my despair, and my hopelessness. We crossed paths at a time when the world seemed to have no place for us, and in each other, we sought refuge. But what we built was not a friendship—it was a storm disguised as safety. A Bond Built on...
Relapse. Just saying the word used to fill me with shame, guilt, and an overwhelming sense of failure. But as I sit here writing this, I realize that relapse is not the end of the story—it’s simply a chapter in the book of my life. When I started this journey of recovery, I naively thought it would...
There was a time in my life when I thought I could control my addiction. I believed I had the power to decide when to stop, when to give in, when to hide it from the world. But addiction does not allow itself to be controlled. It seeps into every corner of your existence, darkens your mind, and...
