Personal Narrative: One Recovery

Second semester of my sophomore year is when my life got flipped around. It was the middle of the season for basketball when I was struck by a knee on my shoulder at practice. I didn 't think much about it at the time, all I knew was that I was in pain. I was a starting post on JV as well as a full time varsity player. The last thing I needed was to get injured when my basketball career was just getting started.

Pt. reported positive activities that he involves himself to stay busy and keep recovery on track are working, remodeling his house, exercising, going to the beach early in the morning and meditating there. Pt. identified his wife and two sons as his main supportive people. Pt. indicated that he loves his wife and trusts her. At the end of the session Counselor explained that no matter how strong someone is, counting on his willpower to remain clean and wanting to be abstinent is not enough by itself. Counselor told him to be open to the idea to come back to the program or to call the program for any help to do

The first diagnosis that Dan meets for is F14.20: Stimulant (Cocaine) Use Disorder, Severe. To meet criteria for this diagnosis, Dan must meet at least 6 diagnostic criteria outlined. Based on his current circumstances, Dan meets the following: taking larger amounts of the drug, unsuccessful attempts to control use, cravings, impacts on family and employment roles, tolerance, and withdrawal (APA, 2013). Dan has tried to cut back, including an attempt at rehab, he comes into work either high or hungover, and was caught using crack cocaine by a student, he loses his job and has had negative run-ins with co-workers and significant others due to cocaine use, and has gone into debt because of his use (Orlovsky & Fleck, 2006).

I constantly stay ‘plugged into’ my recovery community in a variety of different ways. I know that it plays a huge part in my personal recovery in helping me stay clean and sober. A few of the ways I am able to stay connected are through hospitals and institutions, as well as picking up service commitments at my home group. I am a big advocate of H&I’s because they were a key component of my recovery when I was in treatment. I was tremendously inspired when I heard someone who was doing well in the outside world share their experience, strength, and hope.

I always hung out with my sister and her older friends; they even treated me like a senior. I always was included in their plans. My junior year was a long ride for me. I had my ups and downs, but that is with everything that comes in life. I’m Just proud of myself for getting through Junior year.

Reflecting on this, an aspect that stands out is the date of 1993. Over twenty-four years ago, a prominent issue regarding rehabilitation for inmates remains the same. Over half of the people incarcerated experience withdrawal from an addiction though prisons turn away when there are clearly people in need. When proper treatment and rehabilitation is denied, inmates with serious addictions or mental disabilities continue to worsen. “About 85 percent [of California prisoners] are substance abusers.

This was mainly the fact that during those few years, teenagers take rapid strides in puberty. By the end of my sophomore year, everyone around me was completely different person from who I was

Recovery from drug addiction is always hard but trying to keep from relapsing is even harder because it’s something you have deal with for the rest of your life but what happens when your back out on the streets, back to reality? A person can have the willpower it takes and even have hit rock bottom and get treatment but rehab isn’t for everyone and it doesn’t work for everyone. In an article from TIMES: We Need to Rethink Rehab by David Sheff, he discusses his story when he found out his son Nic had become addicted to METH and other drugs. Like most parents or even loved ones, David panics and wanted to get his son the help he needs and sends him to rehab. Nic went to rehab for 28 days and after he relapse and went to a different rehab facility

The transition from childhood to adulthood occurs when an individual is able to recognize the impact he or she can leave upon their community, gaining life skills doing so. An accomplishment that marked my transition from childhood to adulthood, would be best demonstrated by the process and completion of a leadership responsibility when I performed my Eagle Scout Project. I joined the scouting program when I was very young, and have been very active since ever. Becoming an Eagle Scout has many challenges that a young Boy Scout must undertake, including the completion of a community-based project, which is an important step in obtaining this notable rank. The Eagle Scout Project is designed for the scout to learn different leadership responsibilities.

Middle school students are essentially in the middle of it all. They are no longer babies, but they are far from adults. They go through intellectual, social, emotional, physical, sexual, and moral changes that may be difficult for them to understand. Their bodies and their minds are changing at a rapid rate, and at times, these changes can become frustrating to them, as well as to the people around them. By understanding the changes that early adolescents are going through, educators will be more able to help them deal with these changes, and will be better able to guide them through these tough times in their young lives.

In my brief life, I have overcome a lot of adversity. My mom fled Mexico with her three young children to escape domestic violence. When we came to this country we had only a few personal belongings and the promise of a better future. We came to this country and lived in a small trailer with no toilet other than a bucket, and no shower except for the one that was lent to us from the kindness of a stranger, our new neighbor. As a single parent, my mother had to work day and night to support us.

Overcoming “The” Struggle I don’t recall having a hard time learning how to read. It was one of those things that just came easily to me for some reason. For the most part I enjoyed reading as well. The only time I didn’t enjoy reading was when I didn’t understand a certain word or a certain phrase.

Needless to say, as my senior season came to a close, I was incredibly excited about how my

Why do you want to be a Peer Counselor? I’ve grown up as an only child until I was at the age of nine. Through the years of being the center of attention, my parents and grandparents “babied” me. I was given constant aid as they made sure I didn’t come in contact with any harm. Therefore, I never learned to do things on my own, especially important events like obstacles and challenges.

The unspoken truth I can still remember clearly like it had just occurred a couple days ago, however, it was a decade ago, and till this day it still manifests itself: reconstructing in my mind after each attempt trying to obliterate those obscene and explicit images. I was taken advantage of while not even knowing it; later on, I found out what really happened in my past due to the fact that these things don’t happen frequently. Later on, I grew to understand that it indeed happens frequently, although it is just not spoken of because it’s a delicate topic to talk about. People might be sorry but I do not need their pity either their fake apologies.