Statements of Success

“I came here straight from a 42 day CBT program.  I was not forced or court ordered to come to A Forever Recovery.  I wanted more tools, more time, more knowledge and more sober friends.  I needed whatever it would take to keep me clean.  I heard so many good things about the program at A Forever Recovery so I wanted to check it out and give it a chance.  I was so nervous to do the first inventory and self-discovery.  Upon completing it and burning it I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.  At that point I started to realize that I had to let go of my past and live my life today in order for my recovery to be effective.  Sooner than I knew I jumped right into a volleyball game on the beach and was socializing and laughing with other clients.  Already I noticed some change in myself.  I plugged away at my work and made sober friends right away.  Next thing I knew a month had gone by and was on step #1 of my Moral Reconation Therapy program.  It took me 2 weeks to feel like I was really ready to dig into myself and get it out there to my peers.  Honesty is where it all begins.  The MRT has taken me through all aspects of me and my addiction.  I came to A Forever Recovery with no sense of my identity.  Working the steps has helped me find my purpose in life.  How did I not know when I was using, when it was right on the tip of my fingers?  I’ve learned Ican be myself and have fun without using drugs and alcohol.  Happiness has become so easy and natural to me now.  I’m no longer running from my worst enemy – ME!  This place has worked miracles around everyone.  I’ve seen it.  I know.  A Forever Recovery has saved my life.  Maybe it could save yours too.”

Danielle L.               September 2009

“When I first arrived here at A Forever Recovery I truly felt as if there was no hope for me.  I figured I was meant to live and die a junkie.  I’d been down every street that I never wanted to travel on.  I made myself sick.  I was selfish and worthless.  I didn’t think there was a life without heroin.  I gave this program a chance; knowing that I had nothing to lose.  I learned here at AFR that there really is happiness out there if you just give yourself the chance to experience it.  If there was ever a promise I could make and keep, it’s that.  There really is a new life out there once you put down the drugs.  Absolutely anything is possible if you can just find the courage to love and trust yourself.  Once you are as low as you can go, how much more can you really lose?  You deserve another chance, so give it to yourself.”

Amanda M.               March 2010