Daughter of Alcoholic Regains Control Over Her Addictions At Exec Detox

How was I able to get rid of my addictions? It was at Pur Detox, a high-class detox center in California, where I spent a considerable amount of time, Before I go on further, let me share with you why I ended up in a high-class rehab center and became the person I am today. Executive Detox

I am the only child of an untreated alcoholic father and enabler mother. Most of my childhood days were uneventful because my father was always drunk and mom and I drove off to escape my father’s rages.

Then Dad’s doctors prescribed Antibuse, which he refused to take on his own. Mom tried to force Dad to take the pills every single day but she got fed up with the kind of life we had. When I was a teenager, she met another man and we left my dad.

As for me, it was too late. I was already getting drunk by the time I was 15.

Although I had been a good daughter and an above average student, my heart ached. I longed to receive affection from my parents. Life at home was a living hell with dad’s drinking taking centerstage.

Being a good kid was not getting me the attention that I desired. Looking back, I realized what went wrong. I decided that any attention – even negative attention – was better than nothing. So I started acting out in ways that were guaranteed to get attention. I skipped classes, lied to my mom and my teachers and didn’t do my homework. I was hooked into shoplifting and I constantly drank with kids whom I believed were my friends.

Months passed by, I noticed that my mom’s attitude towards me changed. Suddenly, it was as though she was on a mission to rescue me from all my problems. It worked but didn’t last long enough. I finished high school and became a successful travel agent. My work fueled me – the challenges, the clients I get to be with, most of whom are executives It was the kind of life I dreamed of. I wanted to enjoy the finer things in life, probably because my own life had been all about barely scraping by for so long.

I was close to reaching the fifth year in my career when things began to fall out of control. I was engaged to be married, but I did not see the warning signs. He was a lot like my father. My mom tried to warn me, but I wouldn’t listen to her. The next thing I knew, I was sipping champagne at the company Christmas party, and then my life started to fall apart once again. But this time I had so much more to lose.

It was my mom and stepdad who took me to Pur Detox in Laguna Beach. At first, I was hesitant about going to rehab. Not that I’m a snob, but I imagined it as being incarcerated in a dark, dingy place with people who were fresh off the streets. My fears were just a figment of imagination.

My most heart-felt desire in life was to be accepted and loved for who I truly am. That love must start within myself. Loving myself enough to stick with the medically supervised program at Pur Detox has been the greatest gift that I could ever receive. On top of that, I have learned to love and accept others unconditionally. Heroin Addiction