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Drug and alcohol dependence

Posted By couragebj79

"Drug and alcohol dependence"

About: Lives Lived Well - Logan House

(as a service user),

I started using as a young teenager, I'm now in my 40's.

I grew up in a pretty violent household from my parent and siblings and more emotional abuse from my other parent.

Through my older brother I was given my first taste of heroin as a teenager, I used for many years, the last 5 years or so I added alcohol to my addictions after a divorce.

It devastated me, it hurt so much to have no control over being so hurt, in my life, love always seemed to equal hurt.

I'm a father of 3, 3 of the best things that have ever happened to me, I love them with every ounce I have, at times the only reason I continued life.

Over the 12 weeks, I had attended detox and completed 8 weeks at LLW Logan house rehab.

I've attended rehab before but this time was different, I wanted to be there and learn the tools to live a sober clean life for the first time in years, to which I can proudly say that I have sustained since I've left, and for the first time ever feel great about and feel like I can do this, and that everything that I've been through in life was an outcome, that I didn't deserve a lot of it and had no control over a lot of things I've been through, that I do deserve a decent life and to be loved by myself and others, and I do, I do love myself, I can love others without the fear of being hurt, it's OK to be vulnerable, it's OK to feel, no matter what that feeling is.

Thanks for listening, and thank you to the staff at LLW Logan House rehabilitation. 

Thank you for believing in me

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Response from Lives Lived Well nearly 2 years ago
Lives Lived Well

Submitted on 22/08/2022 at 12:40 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 12:54 PM

Dear couragebj79,

Firstly - congratulations and thank you for sharing your story with us. Childhood trauma and family modeling are high impact issues you had to live with as a child. At Lives Lived Well, our staff see the devastation regularly - and the toll on kids as they reach adulthood, and beyond. You have done so well to take the first step into treatment and to complete and learn from the program at Logan residential.

Keep focusing on your 3 great children, and provide for them a different view (different to your own experience). Also continue to grow and learn how to love yourself, giving you the time to reflect and acknowledge the past - and focus on a positive future.

It sounds like you are doing really well, keep up the good work. Remember that there are good days and bad days in abstinence, and there is always help available if you need additional support. Please call 1300 727 957 if you need to re-engage with one of our services.

All the best for a bright future.

Regards,

Lara

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