“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” ~Don Williams, Jr.

A story of extreme depression, self-sabotage, feelings of worthlessness, drug abuse and how I changed it.

When I began writing about my experiences with crystal meth I didn’t know where to begin because my memories were scattered in my head like a new jigsaw puzzle still in the box. I knew I had the pieces but didn’t know which piece to pick first. Over time I began to see a pattern form and was able to put a lot of it into a sensible order and then I saw a bigger picture. One where drugs were not the root of my problem – bipolar disorder was and still is.

This new understanding pushed me further into my past to explore more of what I did and why I did it. I never expected this site to be the amazing therapist it turned out to be! Imagine how much money it would have cost to be in therapy for one and a half years. (more…)