ADDICTION TOOK BOTH MY PARENTS, TWO GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDFATHER, AND UNCLES. I TOOK THE SAME ROAD AS THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE LOSS OF MY IDENTITY ALLOWED ME TO LIVE 20 YEARS IN THE DARKNESS. DARKNESS. I USED AND ABUSED ALL DRUGS, LEADING TO STINTS IN JAIL AND INSTITUTIONS.
I THOUGHT IF I WENT INTO RECOVERY, I WOULD GET MY OLD LIFE BACK. I WAS WRONG. THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE TO MY ADDICTION THAN DRUGS. RECOVERY DIDN'T GIVE ME MY OLD LIFE BACK. INSTEAD, IT ALLOWED ME TO LEARN A BETTER LIFE. I'M NO LONGER LIVING IN AN INTERNAL BATTLE WITH MYSELF. I AM NO LONGER FIGHTING THE MAN IN THE MIRROR OR THE MAN WITHIN. RECOVERY ALLOWED BOTH TO WORK TOGETHER.
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