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Robert’s story:
I grew up as a good church boy in a working class suburb of inner Sydney … |
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I needed to come back:
I was a single mother with three daughters … |
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Personal story:
Born 1st July 1970 in Sydney … |
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Richard’s story:
Well, before I came to this treatment, I was a very lost person and pretty messed up … |
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My journey through treatment:
For me personally my stay at the treatment centre has been rewarding to say the least … |
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A resident’s story — Reflections:
I started using drugs to fit in … |
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“My story” in brief:
I didn’t start using heroin until I was 29 years old … |
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A solution:
This brief summary is not intended as a promotional exercise — it is based purely on experience … |
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Open letter from a rehab resident:
A safe place to be … |
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My story:
I believe looking back on my past that I had addict behaviours from an early age … |
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A gratitude story:
I came to the rehabilitation program in March 2002, reluctantly … |
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Former client:
I’m a recovering addict. My story is much the same as anyone who uses drugs/alcohol … |
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Thank you:
I am writing this letter of appreciation to the rehabilitation organisation to express my gratitude … |
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A client’s thank you letter:
Dear all:
I just wanted to send a wee thankyou to everyone … |
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A client’s story:
I started using in my early teens, predominately alcohol and then I moved on to marijuana, speed and cocaine … |
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Hi, I'm 52 and an ex opiate user I used for about 35 years, different types of opiates whatever I could get … |
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During my addiction I lost everything from my family, finances and my unit … |
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When I was 15 I started using drugs. To start with I experimented with marijuana, speed, ecstasy, cocaine etc … |
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I don’t know exactly when drugs became a problem. It started off fun and exciting … |
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How I saw my life as a young teenager was pretty scary … |
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I remember being really, really young at parties, all my family really chaotic and drunk … |
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I grew up in a sole parented family with 2 younger brothers I helped care for … |
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I remember when I was young there was a lot of alcoholism in the family and being the youngest child I always felt alone … |
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Looking back today, I can understand and acknowledge my experiences during my active addiction … |
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Dual diagnosis — A journey of recovery:
I can’t tell you exactly when mental illness became a part of my life … |
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I grew up in a single parented family with 4 other siblings, it was dysfunctional and was filled with drugs and violence … |
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I grew up in an average family, with my dad, my mum and a younger brother. My dad was an alcoholic … |
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Who am I?
It has been a long time since I had a good sense of who I am and who I want to be … |
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Hi, I’m Bill and I am 40 years old. Raised by loving and caring parents in a normal middle class suburban setting … |
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Day by day you help me through,
Even though I wouldn’t mind a drink or two … |
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Up until 13 my life was great,
I had a mum, a home and I felt safe … |
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Eight years ago I was a drunken addict living by my addled wits on the streets of an anonymous big city … |
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My first contact with this treatment community was when my counsellor at the time told me about it … |
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This is freedom:
I feel amazingly excited to be asked to share my story and wonderfully strong to be able to tell it … |
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It all started back in the year 1998, or at least, that was when I had my first experience with any form of treatment … |
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Residents report AGM 2004:
Often words seem futile, even irrelevant when explaining the intangible, the majestic and the sublime … |
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Alice’s story:
By the time I got to the rehabilitation centre I’d been using and abusing drugs and alcohol for over twenty years … |
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Jim’s story:
Jim grew up in Canberra in the 60’s and 70’s. By his mid-teens, he had been introduced to heroin by his older brother … |
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Kelly's story:
In the late 80's Kelly started using “party drugs". Cocaine and speed helped her while studying at University … |
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John’s story:
John entered the rehabilitation centre as part of a drug diversion program … |
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Jan’s story:
Jan grew up in a strong Irish Catholic family in Sydney … |
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Trophy of grace:
Firstly, the reason that I am writing this is to bring to you a true message of hope … |
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“Emotional sharks and dolphins”:
I grew up in what I call Ken and Barbie land. A middle class picture perfect Australian family … |
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At age 9 I was abandoned, beaten, starved, abused and neglected. I never knew a normal life … |
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Miracles — My story:
Hi, I am an alcoholic from Nevada USA.
My sobriety began August 14th 1995 … |
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I did it!
About thirteen years ago I got heavily involved in drugs after my father died … |
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How the hell am I ever going to stop!!!!!!!!!!!
For years I asked myself that question … |
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A youngster’s story:
I’m 18 years of age and I grew up on the North Coast. Up there we teenagers had not much to do … |
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Codeine dependency:
Smoked pot on various occasions from age 14, but at approx. age 18 a friend suggested I try a ‘cough medicine’ … |
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Break the cycle:
I was 18 when I first tried drugs. I didn’t touch them again until I was 24. Then for 3 years I partied every weekend … |
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My story begins early in my childhood, perhaps even at birth but there are turning points, pivotal moments that change everything … |
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The Lord is my shepherd:
What makes life enjoyable? This question has many answers. It also reflects many misconceptions … |
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With God’s help:
I’m 31 years of age, a follower of Christ and currently residing in Queensland … |
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Testimony of faith:
For 40 years, I was seeking happiness through false pleasures. I thought drugs were a way … |
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Soberland:
I miss the sound of ice cubes
breaking through a Tullamore Dew.
The hot times with Chivas Regal … |
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My Story, 30 years of survival?
Female 50, Sydney.
Have a middle class background, private school education … |
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There is always a way out:
Six years ago I was a hopeless heroin addict with not much of a future. I HAD nothing, and I WAS nothing … |
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After hearing about Positive Stories from a dear friend who wrote the inspiring book Trophy of Grace, I felt compelled to also share … |
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My story:
I live in Sacramento, California, USA.
I come from a very dysfunctional family … |
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There is another way:
As a child I despised my dad for being drunk. So how could I let the same thing happen to myself? |
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The pits: Isolated, alienated, unaccepted that's me. This pain more than I can bear. The repetition of which there is no escape … |
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Fingers crossed: I hope this will be a positive story. This is something I won’t know for some time … |
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My guardian angel: I am a 42 year old woman. I have used alcohol and drugs since the age of 18. I never thought I had a problem … |
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I was born into a very poor family, my father a gambler, my mother mentally ill. My memories of early childhood are full of conflict … |
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From the depths of despair: Greetings. My name does not matter, but my story of alcohol and drug abuse may … |
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Amazing grace: I got out of the city lock up at 7AM. I wasn’t sure why I’d been in the cells for the night but I knew … |
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The living hell: I grew up feeling different from a very early age. I thought it was because I was from a poor, migrant family … |
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NSP’s for 20: Dear readers: I am in recovery and have been this way for many years … |
