Dear Addiction
Dear Addiction: Wow, its hard to believe it has been seven years. A lot has changed since we met. In the beginning you seemed new and something different. At the time I thought we had some good times. However, it was not long before we began to change. You were very jealous. You only wanted people around us that didn’t mind you being in my life and were doing what we were doing.
Early on we only saw each other occasionally, maybe weekends or when the others were around. But that was not enough for you. You began to want birthdays, holidays and then weekdays. I was slowly realizing that I had a problem with you, yet I didn’t know what to do. When we would dance I would try to pull back but you would squeeze that much tighter. I thought about leaving you countless times but you were very relentless. You had wormed your way so deeply into my life that I wasn’t sure I could get rid of you.
Today things are quite different. I have entered into a program that will help me deal with you. It is a little like the witness protection program. I do not have U.S. Marshals watching me, I hope. I do have a lot of people looking our for me and that are willing to help, and although you may not know where I am at the moment, I will always know where you are. You’re one step behind me just waiting for me to let by guard down. I know that you are in the shadows and around every corner. But with the help of a Higher Power, my new friends that are working with me and some of the old ones you pushed away, I will stay one step ahead of you … one day at a time.
Yours in Recovery,
P.S. I want all the stuff back you took from me when we were together!
If you want to take that first step of getting your life back, just pick up your phone, right now and call Drug Court at 606-337-2284 or fax 606-337-3351.
C.J. Harte is a Correspondent for the Daily News. He can be reached via e-mail at charte@middlesborodailynews.com.
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