My name is Vince and I am an addict.
For years of my life, I hid behind drugs and alcohol, and in this hiding, I lost myself.
I lost the person I was, crossed every moral boundary I once believed in, broke my body, and absolutely devastated my family and the people that loved me.
Everything changed a little over 3 years ago when I was sitting in a group and someone pointed out that I was no longer the victim, and had been victimizing my family and loved ones.
That was the first time in years I had become self-aware. And I began learning who I was, who I had become, and who I wanted to be. That’s when things changed.
Today, I have worked through the guilt and shame and finally, know who I am. Who I really am. I still learn about me every day, and I kinda like me.
I really got to this point one day at a time, and continue to live life by this.
One day at a time, we do recover