Addictions

Personal Experience

Escape From a Nightmare "I was several years into recovery before Lynn could send me on a simple errand, like going to the store to buy milk, and both of us be confident I would return within the hour. For a long time, it was easy for me to disappear for hours, even days, while acting out my addiction."

I Just Couldn't Say No "Maybe I should say yes just once, I thought. After all, it seemed safe enough. No one was vomiting, blacking out, or being carried out on a stretcher. One night I sat down next to a beautiful girl with long, red hair and deep green eyes. She offered me her joint. 'One time won't hurt you,' she said simply."

The Gambling Trap “Wow! This was the easiest money I ever received! My mind spun. I visualized winning enough money from bingo to buy everything I needed, and more, for my unborn child. I didn't know then that gambling was a trap and would rob me of more than it would ever give back.”

What Sets Us Free "I'd lie in bed, listening to the air wheezing in and out of my chest. Was I getting emphysema? Cancer? It was becoming hard to breathe. I'd sit up in bed, push the thoughts aside, and reach for a cigarette."

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