Drug Free, For Life
Hi, my name is K. B. This is a little bit about why I am where I am today, which is Narconon Suncoast, in Clearwater, FL. Here is how I got here, and what I have learned since arriving here.
I have always loved to help other people for as long as I can remember which is a really good thing and can make one feel good about one’s self. With my experience, I have learned that I had no boundaries for giving this help, so as it turns out. I didn’t leave any time to take care of doing things for myself. This was okay from time to time, as those times became more frequent and I took less time for myself. I became frustrated and overwhelmed. As a result of this, I chose to drink alcohol—not a good choice by any means. Once I started drinking, everything started to fall apart; jobs, cars, relationships, I was drinking so heavily. At the end, I was near death. This is how close I pushed before making, or should I say, agreed to give Narconon Suncoast a try.
My family booked the flight, the only thing I needed to do was make it to the airport sober to catch a plane. This was interesting for me cause I have been arrested at the airport before for intoxication. I made it on the first plane OK, but by the time it arrived in Baltimore, I had the DT’s so bad I was having trouble walking. I was in bad shape. I had to push forward. I was determined, I said to myself if I could pull it together enough in order to drive to a package store, I could pull it together to get the help I needed. There was no relief that felt better than seeing my brother and my mom at the airport. I made it.
I spent the night at my mom’s that night. I was not just shaking in my hands, I had full body tremors. This scared my mom and I didn’t know this at the time, but when she went into her room to sleep, she cried because of my appearance.
When I heard about her crying, it hurt me. When I drank I didn’t see or understand how I effected my family or anyone else over the years. Narconon has helped me change that.
Let me tell you about what I’ve learned; Narconon is a very interesting and productive program.
First off, I did a medically supervised detox to help me deal with the withdrawal from alcohol. After I was feeling better and the shakes and DT’s went away, I went through the withdrawal step of the program where staff and nurses worked with me one-on-one until I got my feet back under me and I was sleeping and eating normally again.
Secondly, I went through the New Life Detoxification Program (Sauna). During this part of the program, I cleaned out all the past drugs, alcohol, toxins, and radiation out of my body. After completing this process, I was thinking more clearly and feeling healthy again!
The next part of the program is called Objectives. During this part of the program, I started handling my mind, self-awareness, learning to be aware, becoming aware of my environment, and learning how to confront and communicate. All of this is a collection of some exercises that bring your mind back into “Present Time.” This was tough for me personally. When I had completed this part of the program, I could make better decisions, confront, focus, and communicate along with everything I had mentioned up above. After completing all of this, the next step was Life Skills.
In Life Skills, there are a collection of courses where I learn about myself and my behaviors. For example, I learned about who is good to keep in my life, and who is not so good (Social and Anti-Social Personality). I also learned about why I did the unethical things or made poor choices before coming to Narconon Suncoast.
Instead of doing what I have always done; go home, go back to work right away, and start doing work for other people, I am now someone who confronts situations and I have made the decision for myself. I have decided to do this to better my life in all aspects, so I can continue to learn how to live a happier and more productive life. This includes staying and training to work at Narconon Suncoast, keeping me surrounded with people that immensely care about me and my life. So I can give back what has been given to me. Drug-Free for life.
K. B. - Narconon Suncoast Graduate
