Its been about nine months since I completed treatment in Lakeview and I sure miss the staff and therapists and the friends I left there. I learned alot about myself and alcholism during my stay, things that stay with me in my heart and mind. I think one of the most valuable things that I learned was I wasn’t the only one who had a problem dealing with day to day life. It seemed that alchol had indeed taking over my life and I by myself couldn’t control it. I used alchol to hide behind but when I sobered up , problems just multiplied and I would drink again to make it go away. Well I made the call that literally save my life and marriage. Since I left Lakeview I have had no desire to drink because of the therapists who helped me deal with my childhood abuse. I thank them for helping me regain my life back. I gave my word to my wife before I left that I would never drink again and to this day I’ve never broke my word. But that being said I really feel that even when things get tough and they will , trust me, I have been taught other ways to deal with situations besides drinking. I’m finally happy with life, myself and my family.

Rhett W.