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Just got home from treatment. Today went much smoother! There was another Foundation, which I was unaware of. Foundations are the addiction stories of those in treatment, toward the end of their treatment they share their stories. Today, a gentleman shared his story. It was quite moving.His drug of choice is alcohol. He said he dabbled in other stuff when he was younger, but he’s been drinking heavily for two decades. I’m sure that many people reading this are aware that I battled with my own alcoholism not too long ago. I spent most of my twenties battling this…
Today was difficult. Especially toward the end. We were in group, and in the last group, we had to say goodbye to two people. One of the people was asked to do what is called Foundation. It’s where you share your journey through life with addiction. So, you share where your addiction began, what it’s done to you over the years, the people you lost, etc. It was so difficult to hear this person share their story. It really hit home. Hearing her reasons for using. Hearing the effects of her use on her life. So much of what…