A New Beginning to Life

“I am now a 1 year and 4 months clean and the possibilities in my life are so much greater and I truly couldn’t be happier.”

No one has ever said that the road to overcoming an addiction would be easy, in fact, it can be very difficult at times, however, anyone who has overcome an addiction will tell you that it is worth it.

“Going to Narconon was the major turning point in my life; when I made the decision to turn my life around, I had hit an all-time low point in my life after hiding my addiction to prescription opiates from family and friends for years. I had been caught stealing medicine from my sister and mom and had been put out of my home. I was tired and addicted and I didn’t want to live in the way I had for the last 6 years so I made the phone call that would forever change my life.

When I arrived my life was in shambles, I was in shambles, and I was in denial about a lot of what I had done within my years of addiction. I went into rehab not fully knowing what to expect and with the hope that they could help me in the way I knew I couldn’t help myself. Through my time at Narconon I learned how to deal with my demons and to accept the things I had no control over like my mom’s addiction and my overwhelming need to try and save her, my failed relationships and all the damage I had done to my family as a result of my hidden addiction that, up until I left for Narconon, very few people even had a clue about. I learned to own my addiction and to focus on me and my relationships with the people close to me. I had hard days where I thought it wasn’t worth all the discomfort and fear I had with dealing with my problems head on, but the wins and gains I had, made all the tears and frustration worth it.

As I neared the end of my program I was afraid for what awaited me in the real world and how I would deal with things outside of the controlled environment I had grown used to, and confronting the damage that I had done to my family and friends, after a few days home I realized that I had been given all the tools I would need to handle the hard months ahead, and there was a lot of tough times during my first year of sobriety but never once did I feel the need to revert back to my old ways when I would pop a pill just to make my mind stop wandering. I’ve learned that I am strong and I can handle what life has thrown at me and after the death of my mother due to an overdose, I have gained even more determination to stay clean and to make my life the best possible. I have things now that I could have never seen in my life a year ago I am in a healthy loving relationship for the first time in my life. My relationship with my family couldn’t be better and even though I couldn’t save my mom before it was too late, I look at every day of my life as making her proud and living for myself and my happiness in my sobriety.

I am now a 1 year and 4 months clean and the possibilities in my life are so much greater and I truly couldn’t be happier. None of this would have been possible without Narconon and all the staff that pushed me through the rough days when I wanted to give up and the support of my family. I couldn’t be more grateful and I use my experiences and trials and tribulations to help others that may be struggling in the way I did. At my Graduation, I felt for the first time, since I started using, that my life had endless possibilities and that I could accomplish my goals without being held back by anything. That is something I still feel today, and although I still have hard days, I know that I can push through and accomplish the things I couldn’t even dream about and for that, I will be forever grateful to Narconon and my time there. I have a new beginning to life and I live everyday like its brand new and I honestly couldn’t be happier with all the possibilities I see ahead of me. My life has truly been forever changed and I couldn’t be more grateful to Narconon for showing me that my life was worth saving.“

Aleka D.—Narconon Colorado Graduate.