Hello to all of the fine people of Steemit! My name is Chet and I'm brand new to Steemit.
I won't bore you with my life story. But let's just say I was a relatively normal child. I had great parents, with a dad who took me fishing week after week. Though, my mother still tells me stories of my nervous disposition and my restless nature growing up.
Now, let's fast forward roughly 5 years to the good old age of 17.
This was my first experience with another substance. It was a cool spring day, the kind that makes you remember the happiness in life after a long winter season.
I will leave the exact details out, as I do not know the general age of readers. However, when I first noticed the effects of this substance I felt like I was reborn.
Gone were the thoughts of depression, and the over-analytical thoughts. I felt as though I could go up to the prettiest girl in school, and get her to say yes.
I was alive.
This moment was truly the anthesis of existence. Instead of following the normal user-flow to happiness and true joy I bypassed it and took a side-door into the gates of heaven.
This short-lived experience had a price to pay.
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Part 2 coming soon!
I'm a grateful recovering addict for the last 6 years now. In a previous life, I was hopelessly addicted to a substance that once controlled my every waking thought. Every single day was centered around finding a particular substance and going down each & every avenue to find it. I wound up getting myself in some really really bad situations and figured enough was enough.
I choose to call myself an alcoholic, simply because I am one. I am the stereotypical 1 was too many and a thousand was never enough kind of guy. I relentlessly found myself jumping from one substance to another. Hopelessly clinging to it to hide behind the real truth.
If you enjoyed what you've read, please comment/upvote and more importantly follow. I would love to actually engage with people on here, as opposed to letting it turn into some "make cash from home" app.
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I'm following your blog. Welcome to Steemit. I wish you great success here on the platform.
Welcome to the community mate! :]
You should write some more.
Welcome to this incredible platform, hope everything will work out for you. Being here it’s not easy but not difficult neither only an extra effort will go a long way, engagement is the key good luck I’m @tinashe Start by Following ,Upvoting &Resteeming people and they will do the same.
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It says a lot more to others when taking this approach, as, you are the life-line one might call when getting fed up with the darkness.
This post is an archive; but I want to say Welcome to Steemit; but, more so thank you for this very honest post.
It reminds me very much of @jerrybanfield's testimony of how he does AA meetings daily. I share this personal tidbit with most in recovery; because, he is truly an inspiration on many levels.
Functioning in recovery-mode is certainly one of life's big positives.
Lastly, what brought me to your page was to say thank you for this YT vid on how to buy SP with Steem. Hopefully, you've recorded it on Dtube, or will do so.
Many thanks!
Peace.