Daughter Of Alcoholic Recovers From Her Methadone Addiction

I hope that sharing my experience here will help someone out there find the strength to get help. It was at Pur Detox, a high-class detox center in California, where I spent a considerable amount of time, 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. Detox For Executives

I am the only child; dad was an untreated alcoholic and mom didn't care much about dad's drinking problems. Most of my childhood days were uneventful because my father was always drunk and mom and I drove off to escape my father'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. She met another man when I was in my teens and we eventually left my dad.

It was too late for me, though. I was already getting drunk by the time I was 15.

Even if I was a good daughter and an above-average student, I was all messed up. I needed 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 was not getting me the attention that I desired. In afterthought, I know where I slipped. I decided that any attention – even negative attention – was better than nothing. So I began doing things which would definitely catch my parents attention. 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, my mom’s attitude toward me changed. All of a sudden, she want to save me from myself and the whole mess I created. It worked but didn't last long enough. I finished high school and became a successful travel agent. My work fueled me – the challenges, the clients I get to be with, most of whom are executives It was the life I wanted. 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 did not heed the red flags. 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. I had so much to lose this time.

It was my mom and stepdad who took 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.

My most heart-felt desire in life was to be accepted and loved for who I truly am. That love must start within myself. To love myself meant committing to the medically supervised program at Pur Detox and that decision was the greatest gift I gave myself. As an added benefit, I have learned to love and accept others unconditionally, as well. Methadone Addiction