Finally Glad To Be Me
I went to Lakeview in February I left my house on Valentine’s day. I was a miserable person. Until then every waking moment of my life was consumed with drugs and alcohol. When I got to Lakeview it had been a whole 24 Hours clean. I already had the shakes and I was nervous on top of that. I will never forget being waken up at 5:30 am after my first little sleep in days to go do blood work. I sat in the hall waiting for my turn. There in that hall I swear I met an angel. Another patient who took it upon herself to be my new friend. She introduced me to everyone showed me around and helped me get settled. I only stayed two weeks but those two weeks helped so much. My therapist was awesome and so was the entire staff. Now I am home and I am a much different happy person.
Jan said,
June 22, 2006 @ 1:36 pm
Isn’t it interesting where our angels are found !!!
Toddc said,
July 6, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
I went to Lakeview in late March and stayed for as long as my insurance let me. I was so far gone when I got there that I knew this was it. I told myself that I have to get everything I can out of this in order to stay alive, because I was going to die if I didn’t. My stay was 21 days. When I got out I thought that I was fine that everything was “OK.” Wow was I wrong! The program there is awesome, the people are awesome, the therapists are extremely knowledgable. However if you don’t continue to work the program day in and day out you are screwed! I learned that they aren’t kidding and it’s no joke to take life one day at a time, one minute at a time and if necessary one second at a time.
Don’t be dismayed, if I can do anyone can.
Toddc said,
July 6, 2006 @ 3:52 pm
As I progress with my recovery, just like I did at Lakeview, I don’t always speak at the meetings. I have learned that if I need to say something, I will wait for my opportunity and 9 times out of 10 someone will bring it up for me. This in turn makes you realize that we are all going through similar feelings and situations. The key is how we react to them. I have also learned to listen to the “oldtimers” . They have 20, 30, 40 years somehow. I know that they are not miserable because they quit. They are happy, and I want that for me and my family. KEEP COMING BACK!
Ms We do recover said,
July 10, 2006 @ 6:12 am
Recovery is a process. A process that we as alcoholic/addicts sometimes want to speed up. I have been sober for almost 10 years by the Grace of God. Yes you are right, the subjects will be talked about if we just wait. The same letters used in listen are also the same words it take to spell silent.
GOOD THING COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT.
Enjoy our recovery. I do!!!!!!!!!
jhutt said,
September 19, 2006 @ 6:46 am
Whether you are from Park Place or the Park Bench
Yale or Jail……….
We are all the same.
Trying to stay clean and sober, one day at a time
Through the steps and the help of God!!!
Grace Park said,
October 31, 2006 @ 4:01 am
Dave
Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future
Leeann Tweeden said,
November 15, 2006 @ 11:22 am
hall park
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