So, I started to become anorexic and bulimic. When those things didn’t work, even though I was still practicing them, I started getting in with the wrong crowd, abusing drugs and alcohol. I was completely messed up, to the point where all of these things almost took my life. And, even though things have gotten better, I still mess up from time to time.
I finally have control over my life. I have found God, which helps tremendously. But for those of you who aren’t religious, I have found music, and art, and friends who just help me get me through my day. I realized that all of those things that I was looking in for happiness only made things worse. Even though I got a temporary high/happiness from them, they only dug me deeper into my darkness and made my life worse. I don’t need those things. What I need in my life is happiness and peace, and the way to do that is to not let those things control my life and my overall being. There are many ways, such as music, art, and friendship, that have helped me overcome everything I was bound by. There are ways out, and things get better.
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