Daughter Of Alcoholic Recovers From Her Heroin Addiction

How did I overcome my addictions? I spent some time at Pür Detox, a high-class detox center in California. But let’s back up so I can share with you a little bit about how I ended up in a luxurious rehab center by the sea to become the person I never knew that I could be. Executive Detox

I am the only child of an untreated alcoholic father and enabler mother. My childhood days were nothing close to memorable happiness because dad was always drunk and mom and I often leave the house to avoid dad’s rages.

Dad’s doctors suggested he take Antibuse but he didn’t do it. Mom did all her best so that Dad could take the pills everyday but she grew tired of it and our life in general. When I was a teenager, she met another man and we left my dad.

As for me, it was too late. I was already getting drunk by the time I was 15.

I was a good daughter and a straight A student but these didn’t matter, I was heartbroken. I crave for attention from my parents. Instead, my home life was filled with turmoil that surrounded my dad’s drinking and the drama that it caused.

Being a good kid didn’t merit any attention from my parents. In afterthought, I know where I slipped. I thought that a negative attention was better than no attention at all. So I started behaving in such a way that would certainly annoy my parents. I cut classes, didn’t do my homework and even lied to my mom and my teachers. I was hooked into shoplifting and I constantly drank with kids whom I believed were my friends.

After several months, I noticed that mom was acting a bit different towards me. Suddenly, it was as though she was on a mission to rescue me from all my problems. It worked for a while. I was able to finish high school and became a successful travel agent. I loved what I was doing – the challenge of my work, being around with clients, most of whom are executives. It was the kind of life I dreamed of. I wanted to enjoy the finer things in life, probably because my own life had been all about barely scraping by for so long.

I was close to reaching the fifth year in my career when things began to fall out of control. I was engaged but I was blinded to even take notice of the warning signs. He was like my father a lot. My mom tried to warn me, but I wouldn’t listen to her. The next thing I knew, I was sipping champagne at the company Christmas party, and then my life started to fall apart once again. But this time I had so much more to lose.

My mom and my stepdad took the initiative to bring me to Pur Detox in Laguna Beach. At first, I didn’t like the idea of going to the rehab. Not that I’m a snob, but I imagined it as being incarcerated in a dark, dingy place with people who were fresh off the streets. My fears were just a figment of imagination.

Pur Detox was like staying at a luxury resort, with the added benefit of being able to focus on myself and my recovery. Loving oneself is the first step. And loving myself means giving my full commitment to the medically supervised program at Pur Detox and by far, that decision was the greatest gift I gave to myself. Most of all, I have learned to love and accept others unconditionally. Methadone Addiction