by Denise, from Lexington, NC Well, at this time I am 60 years old and it is hard to find any reason whatsoever to live except not to abandon my adult son I feel I have failed as a mother to him, now 25 years old because I spent years tending to my now passed […]
by Sarah, from Missouri It’s amazing what can happen in as little as 6 years. 6 years ago, I was leading a marginally successful life. I had a good job, a nice apartment, had dreams of college, and possibly marriage, and things were only going to get better from there—or so I thought. I […]
by Sara Berelsman, from Ohio Today is the day. Tuesday, October 11, 2011. I want to remember this day forever. The day I decided to stop drinking. The sunrise was beautiful this morning. Possibly the best one I’ve ever seen. Pink and blue hues in the sky sprayed with just the right amount of […]
By SilverDF, from Rochester, New York It seemed, at least for me, the hardest part was having people around that understood. REALLY got it, Addiction. Mine is pills, those little demons in the palm of my hand. I wrote this sort of “story” to exsplain in a way a non addict would understand that dark […]
by Elizabeth Albright, from Tucson, Arizona I want to share my story and I want to make others aware of Alcoholism and what can happen. My name is Elizabeth and I am 45 years old and I try to help someone I love from the demon known as alcohol. I knew of him so long […]
by Michael, from USA I`m just a normal guy in my late 30`s. I did party and use drugs recreationally in my 20`s. At one point becoming addicted to Cocaine, but I overcame that addiction on my own.I was in a bad car accident several years ago. I fractured two vertebrae in my back […]
written by Jim This article is intended to give background on video games addiction, gaming and its industry, and show you how you or your loved one may become addicted to gaming. At the same time, I would like to explain some of the terminology used in the industry in hopes that it will help […]
by Dan Farish, from Freeland, WA What Is REAL Addiction Recovery? I was doing my usual thing on the world’s most famous social website the other day – just cruising along, checking out addiction recovery groups and reading peoples’ comments on the topic, when something disturbing caught my eye. So disturbing, it stopped me in […]
by Richard C Renson, from West Worthing I was always one for just doing it, what ever “it” was. It was just simpler. Well, I say simpler, “it” often didn’t work out as I’d hoped, but hey, there’s always next time. Life was a collection of next times, and still I did it alone, failed, […]
by Amanda(believeinrecovery.tumblr.com | Twitter: B3lieveRecovery) It all started when i turned 13. I don’t want to go into it, I’m not ready and it’s really not necessary. but something unethical happened to me.. I didn’t know how to cope. I asked for help but I didn’t receive it so I turned to self-harm. At first, […]
