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**ahem**
Soooooo..... I used to do a lot of drugs in high school which made me fit in with just about every clique. I hung out with the hippie pothead/acid droppers, the wannabe thugs who smoked blunts in the parking lot.... the punk rock kids (well, we did just about everything)... the party kids who took x, the preppy kids who were popping pills from their parents' medicine cabinets. I did just about anything that didn't involve a needle or that wasn't crack. This was how I was the perfect fit for every crowd in school. I did it because I liked it.
I graduated in the top 20 in my HS class with an advanced diploma and was pretty effing smart, despite all the crap I did.
College rolls around and I became addicted to meth... 3 years hooked on that sh!t and one day I decided I was done with all of it and quit everything. I've been clean for over 4 years. I'm not proud of what I've done, but it's made me into the person I am today.
So now here I am with a college degree, a good job, and a pretty damn good life. I'm not embarrassed and I'm almost relieved that you guys know this about me now.
I'm DDing probably by the end of tonight.
Re: **ahem**
You've heard what I've done, not what I've been through.
If you were in my shoes, you'd fall the first step."
Congrats on your sobriety! my BIL has dealt with addiction for the past 5 years and is finally sober and I know he still struggles; its not an easy road.
rofl, the second i hit "post" i realized. I took that part out...I'm home alone and have been downing a bottle of wine tonight. Forgive my stupidity.
I am SHOCKED. SHOCKED I tell you. I don't think we can be friends anymore.
hahaha just kidding...that is a pretty incredible story and I'm proud of you for quitting! Up until your college years I was thinking ok, ok...I know tons of people who did that stuff...but meth is pretty serious. I don't know anyone personally who did that! So good for you for getting out of it.
Now. In all seriousness - that's what Caitlyn's mom (from Teen Mom) is on, isn't it?
Goodness, no! I think I have even more respect for you now. It takes a really smart person to recognize that they're on a path that's not going to a good place. It takes a really strong person (with, as you said, a good support system) to get off of that path and stay clean. That's freaking fantastic!
I just got a chance to read through this and was thinking the exact same thing because I hadn't caught up on the board yet.
That said, you are amazing in your resolve and discipline to walk away from that world and be where you are today. Congratulations and remember that you are who you are today because of all the stuff before today. So, although you should let it go, don't ever forget it and embrace your life as it is today and all your tomorrows. Cuz you worked really hard for them all and you deserve it kiddo!
I'm super late, but I wanted to add in that you are so lucky that you were able to walk away when you did. I come from a family of addicts, so I know how hard it can be and how it can ruin lives... it takes a lot to quit.