5/5 Jeremiah W. 1 year ago on Google
In
order
for
me
to
live
a
genuine
life,
I
must
be
abstinent
from
alcohol.
The
pleasures
of
substance
use
disorder
had
left
me
with
a
DWAI,
DUI,
and
many
years
of
court
ordered
programs.
This
includes
years
of
probation,
ordered
UA
screenings,
and
countless
hours
of
community
service.
Also,
a
handful
of
destroyed
relationships,
countless
moments
of
remorse,
and
thousands,
if
not,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars.
Who
knows...
Nothing
would
stand
in
my
way
of
a
drink.
My
actions
revolved
around
minimizing
consequences
to
decisions
that
would
reap
the
best
benefit
of
this
disorder.
This
disease
manipulates
you
and
as
a
result,
you
manipulate
everyone
around
you
just
to
fulfill
a
falsely
created
ritual.
After
spending
another
round
in
rehab,
I
started
an
intensive
outpatient
program
at
CMAR.
I
recently
graduated
and
started
in
their
regular
outpatient
program.
I
get
to
see
a
certified
counselor
every
week
in
addition
to
fixed
flexible
courses.
This
place
saved
my
life.
I
don't
take
that
lightly
and
I'm
not
exercising
my
freedom
of
speech
just
to
say
it.
I
mean
it,
CMAR's
professional
staff
and
programs
saved
my
life.
I
just
hit
the
7
month
mark
of
my
sobriety.
I'm
happy,
in
every
sense
of
the
word,
in
a
way
that
I
haven't
been
in
many
years.
For
anyone
out
there
struggling,
please
recognize,
I
know
exactly
what
you're
going
through.
I'm
not
unique
in
any
way.
I
just
decided
that
my
life
is
worth
living
without
substances.
I
believe
that
taking
your
first
step
to
accepting
this
truth
is
going
to
be
the
hardest.
Please
consider
allowing
CMAR
to
help
you
ground
this
decision.
It's
the
most
important
choice
you'll
ever
make.
The
road
to
recovery
is
not
an
easy
one.
The
greatest
part
of
all
the
difficulty
is
that
we're
not
alone.
CMAR
develops
serious
relationships
with
others
through
intense
attributable
work.
Since
this
is
working
for
me,
I
have
no
doubt
in
my
heart
that
it
will
work
for
you.
Please
take
action
because
it's
already
too
late.
For
a
lot
of
people,
they
never
got
to
this
realization.
I
hope
to
see
you
soon
in
one
of
the
classes.
Peace
and
grace
be
with
you,
Jeremiah
White