We spend all of our lives on a ledge. As life thrusts things at us, sometimes we’re pushed off.
I got the bottle of valium the mental health center had prescribed me and poured them out onto the kitchen table. Then I started crushing them. When I was finished, I put the bottle of valium, [...]
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Charlie G. Story – Pt.5
Charlie G. Story – Pt. 4
When I was at home and saw children playing or a toy commercial on t.v. I would start crying. It hurt so bad. I finally went to the Miami Beach community mental health center, told them what I was going through and that I thought I was going crazy. The doctor told me it was [...]
Recovery Arts: ADDICTION TESTIMONIALS PT. 7
As the guitar wailed like electric wolves in the night, we made our way towards the stage and into the pit. We were small and out numbered, so we chose to stay on the fringes; something we’d do for the next several years of our lives as we entered deeper and deeper into the [...]
Addiction Testimonials Pt.6
It was the summer of seventh grade (1994). Me and Santos had tickets to go to the third Lollapalooza with my brother and his friends at Bicentennial Park Miami. We knew that the one thing we absolutely needed for the show was some weed.
We spent the next few weeks searching relentlessly like [...]
Pt. 5 Addiction Testimonials: the Hell of Christian School
Hey all, Ernesto here with the weekly “Addiction Testimonials” column. Sorry I didn’t post it last week. Anyway, for anyone interested in reading the previous few week’s installments, just click on any of the following links: Addiction Testimonials 1, Addiction Testimonials 2, and Addiction Testimonials 3, Addiction Testimonials 4. Until next week…Enjoy…E
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Pt.4 Addiction Testimonials: the Culmination
Hey all, Ernesto here with the weekly installment of my Addiction Testimonials. If you’re interested in reading the previous few parts click on the following links: Addiction Testimonials 1, Addiction Testimonials 2, and Addiction Testimonials 3 . Otherwise, without further ado, I present the fourth segment. Until next week…Enjoy…E
Pt.4 Addiction Testimonials: The [...]
Addiction Testimonials: Pt.2 – Buried Signs of Addiction in a Child’s Mind
Hey all, Ernesto here. As part of sharing of my own story of addiction and recovery, I will be running a weekly segment called Addiction Testimonials that will eventually lead up to my Recovery Testimonials. They will appear in chronological order and hopefully serve to reach others and help them in their struggles. [...]
Addiction Testimonials: Pt.1 – Destined for Addiction
Hey all, Ernesto here. I wanted to start sharing my own story of addiction and recovery with the hope that it can reach others and help them in their struggles. The series will be in chronological order and will be comprised of my Addiction Testimonials that will eventually lead up to my Recovery [...]
