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I wasn’t brave when I said yes to treatment. I was terrified. Not because I didn’t want help—but because I didn’t know what help would look like. Signing up for...
I didn’t want to get sober. Not because I loved how I felt using, but because I was terrified of who I might become without it. Substances didn’t just help...
There’s a strange moment that happens right after you’re diagnosed. Part relief. Part fear. Part “what now?” If you’re like me, you might’ve walked out of your first appointment clutching...
Sometimes it’s not denial—it’s timing. Sometimes you know you need help, but the thought of going away for 30 days (or more) feels like a wall too high to climb....
Starting an intensive outpatient program (IOP) can be one of the most awkward, uncertain, and quietly hopeful steps in early recovery. You might have walked in expecting structure, clarity, or...
I didn’t wake up in jail. I didn’t crash my car. I woke up every morning to a calendar full of meetings, emails from clients, and a knot in my...
I didn’t have the stereotypical “rock bottom” moment. There was no DUI, no lost job, no public meltdown. What I had was quieter but just as dangerous—a slow erosion. I...
Some people’s stories of addiction start with everything falling apart. Yours? It might start with everything working—on the surface. Your bills are paid. Your job performance is solid. Your relationships...
I wasn’t waking up in alleys. I didn’t get DUIs. I wasn’t losing jobs or friends—at least not visibly. From the outside, life was fine. Promotions, social events, the occasional...
When you first hear a diagnosis—whether it’s depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or any other mental health condition—it can feel like your world shrinks. Everything gets smaller: your options, your hope,...
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