Alcohol and Drug Dependent To A New Life In Sobriety

Hi my name is David. For most of my life I’ve always felt like something wasn’t right with me. This lasted until my first drink when I was around 15 years old. That ended up being the first of many drunk nights. Once I drank I felt like I was normal and eventually It turned into I only felt normal when I was drinking. This led to many problems in my life and out of fear I stopped drinking and started to substitute the alcohol for drugs. Once this happened my life spiraled out of control.

It led me everywhere I always thought I didn’t want to go. I became homeless multiple times. I had to be admitted into the hospital on multiple occasions. Usually I would put my life back together for a couple of months and then I would just throw it all away again and start the cycle all over again. One day I realized this is the way I was always going to be. I decided I wasn’t going to fight it anymore.

This led me to a binge which god willing I will never have to go thru again. I ended up in a recovery residence for men in Daytona Beach, FL. They explained to me that I didn’t know how to live but if I was willing they would show me a new way of living that would be better than anything I had known before. They were right and I got to see a whole new way of life. One where I can be happy and not have to use drugs and alcohol just to feel normal. Today I get to have a life I never thought was possible.

D.J.

Daytona Beach, Florida