Steve-O

Speaker Steve O

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Steve-O

Topics: Alcohol Abuse/Binge Drinking; Substance Abuse

“I had a lot of anger when I was a kid, and didn’t know what to do with it. I got high for the first time when I was 16, and after that got into a really lonely and alienated spot through drugs. I was always sad and depressed. I pushed every friend who actually cared about me away. My family could hardly look at me and were actually afraid of me. I racked up a ton of money debt, and I dropped out of high school before I could graduate. It took me a while to recognize all the damage I had done, and I am still trying to make amends four years later.

I finally got sober when I hit rock bottom. There was nowhere else to go but up. I went to an in-patient rehab called Pathway where the counselors were all recovered drug addicts so they could relate with what I was going through. To stay clean today, I have a sponsor and friends that I talk to honestly about my life. I even tell them the things I do not want to talk about. I have a higher power, and I also go to 12-step meetings.

Today, I have a job that I love. I live with a few awesome sober people; we party as much as I did before, just not with drugs or alcohol. I can truly say I am actually excited to wake up every morning.”