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What Hope Means to Me

When I first came to Hope I was full of fear and frustration with my parent's decision. My previous drug use had shattered all relations and trust with my parents.

The worst part was seeing the tears in my mom's eyes when I would come home loaded and all the dreams she had for her son seemed to disappear and fade into memories.

I soon became a stranger in my own home, isolating myself from my parents and from my sister.

My addiction spread like wildfire burning all bridges and sanctuaries my family had built over the years. The pain inside became so unbearable I could not even look myself in the eyes, let alone my parents.

My parents tried putting me in numerous therapies, but they didn't know me so it was easy to lie to get my parents off my back in hopes they would leave me alone completely.

In my last session with my counselor my parents had announced a place I would be sent to, this place was The Hope Institute. I didn't even know what to think, I had never been to rehab. Only junkies went to rehab, and I was no junkie (so I thought). But the second I arrived I felt a feeling of warmth and welcomeness, a strange feeling of trust and relation with my peers.

All my life I floundered around society's groups, trying to find a place to fit in. There were actually only two groups I really seemed to fit in with, the Toadies and, now that I think about it, the clean and sober people in my life.

Hope was like a door to this new world I had never experienced before. I was finally able to talk freely about my fear and frustrations in a care-free setting.

Hope has a lot to offer, and cares about their patients. Now I know by staying clean and sober, I will be able to achieve the goals in life that seemed so distant. Hope is a great program and gives us what we need most, "Hope."

Matt

 

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