Last Updated on November 28, 2020 by
I am writing this 3 months clean and sober, 2 months medication-free and ecstatic to finally blossom into a happy, healthy young woman.
I had been struggling with opiate and benzodiazepine addiction for over 5 years. At 23 I also had been diagnosed with bipolar, clinical depression, mania, PTSD and panic disorder. I had been prescribed everything marketed for these mental disorders, including lithium, Prozac, Abilify, Lexapro, Trazodone, Risperdal, Lorazepam, and Clonazepam. I was overmedicated and misdiagnosed. I could not work, socialize, perform normal day-to-day tasks, and isolated myself constantly. As you would deduct from this situation I was a classic case of dual diagnosis
When I walked into ATMC I was suicidal and had lost my will to live, my life had subsided into a sad pattern of heroin abuse and alcoholism. I needed help. ATMC gave me an opportunity to believe that I did not have to be on psych medication to get down to the bottom of my pain, was an idea that I never even considered a possibility. I had a chance to express myself freely, take care of my body, educate myself on holistic healing, find myself spiritually, and ultimately stay sober.
I am writing this 3 months clean and sober, 2 months medication-free and ecstatic to finally blossom into a happy, healthy young woman.
