Step One, Part Three

* Hitting Bottom: Despair & Isolation

1. What crisis brought me to recovery?
- The fact that my entire family no longer trusted me & were extremely disappointed in me. My dad was to a point that he was ready to kick me out and didn't care where I went. He didn't even trust me enough to be home alone, and at 20 years old, that's a tough thing to deal with.

2. What situation led me to formally work step one?
- I knew if I didn't do this right away that I would end up like half the people I was in rehab with - relapsing and ending up back in a rehab facility within a year. I want to get a hold on this now while I'm young, because I want to be able to be successful, and enjoy the rest of my life.

3. When did I first recognize my addiction as a problem? Did I try to correct it? How so?
- I realized I had a problem when I couldn't even make it an hour without using something, let alone go an entire day completely sober. It started effecting everyone around me. To correct it, I checked myself into a rehabilitation center.