When I first arrived at Simon House, I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t know I was an addict. I had ego, but no drive. I was a truly just a wandering soul.
Read MoreToday I start my day every day by asking what I can give to the world and how I can help people instead of what I can take and who I can manipulate.
Read MoreI spent the better part of the last 15 years trapped in a literal waking nightmare hooked on drugs and a slave to my addiction.
Read MoreA part of me genuinely wanted to get help and get sober, but another part felt like I didn't deserve it. I believed that all the horrible things I'd done and all the innocent people I'd hurt in doing so meant that it wasn't worth it for me to become sober.
Read MoreI held this delusion that once I finished treatment, I'd be fixed and could go back to my old way of living. Insanity. I had to learn the hard way that in treatment, I'm learning to be a new person— the person God intended me to be.
Read MoreBeing honest about what I needed in my recovery, and my transition has been the best decision and now I have opportunities to help others like myself and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for me.
Read MoreMy addiction led me down a very dark path. All the lines in the sand I told myself I would never cross, well eventually, I crossed them.
Read MoreAfter 18 years of self-destruction, I did what most people would think is an effortless task; I picked up the phone and called Simon House.
Read MoreHitting my bottom made me realize that I needed help. Serious injury or death was upon me, and a change was necessary to stay alive.
Read MoreTraffic was slow-moving through Bowness that day due to the ongoing construction, and I now found myself stuck at a light. As I was waiting to go, I noticed horns blaring, and it was pretty unusual to hear, so I looked around.
Read MoreBefore Simon House, I felt like I had hit rock-bottom and was very ashamed of myself for disappointing my family, friends, and everyone I was associated with.
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