Ok, so maybe i didn't love it from day one. I was...

Ok, so maybe i didn't love it from day one. I was not used to people telling me where i needed to go, and when. And i certainly wasn't used to LISTENING to them! But after a while, i realized that doing what i wanted was getting me nowhere but into a downward spiral. And when I finally stopped fighting, and started following directions, i realized that the staff there ALL wanted me to get well, and really cared about me. In my experience, the patients who thought that this was their private country club and wanted to run their own show, were the ones who got pissed off and bolted treatment. Frankly, that just helped those of us who really wanted to be there and get well. It's been four months since i got out of Livengrin, and 2 months since i finished my outpatient treatment. Yeah, going to meetings 3 or 4 times a week is a drag sometimes, but it is what keeps me clean today--almost 5 months without a drug or a drink and happier than i have been since i can remember!