I entered drug addiction treatment knowing that when I gave up the heroin and alcohol I was going to come face to face with my sexual abuse. My father molested me at the age of 10 thru 14, which is when my drug addiction took off. I tried to committ suicide once, which ended me up in drug addiction treatment for the first time. As I started to detox, the memories flooded back and I left the drug addiction treatment center only to resume a life that would lead me to things I would never thought I would be a part of.
After another couple years the pain of the present started to outweigh the pain of the past. They reiterated this when I entered drug addiction treatment again, prepared as best I could to meet my sexual abuse head on. Don’t misunderstand me, I wanted to run, to medicate and do self harm. I would have rather do anything than walk through my trauma, but I did, with help and plenty of support from the staff in the drug addiction treatment center. I could never have done this on my own not to mention I could never have recovered from my drug addiction alone. My greatest thanks to The Women’s Center for Healthy Living!
