Blissful Destruction

Blissful Destruction

Holding My Breath

My name is Natalie, I'm seventeen (senior in HS even though I attend community college through running start), and hopefully that is not enough for those closest to me to realize that this is me and not some random girl. However, I'm willing to risk sharing the gruesome details of my drug use and my attempts to escape in order to free myself and hopefully save others from this destruction. I began using alcohol, weed, nicotine, coke, and ecstasy at age twelve. This progressed to trying almost every drug except crack, meth, and heroin.Upon discovering Oxy cotton my life took a turn for the worst. This progressed to me needing something stronger resulting in my year long heroin addiction. During this year I tried crack and meth also making it so I have sadly tried about everything. I do not want to live like this, and this blog will be forcing me to face the horrible things I have done and witnessed. I believe writing will set me free.

And here we are...

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I went to detox, frail, cold, but with a lot of hope. From throwing up for twenty four hours I truly understood the velocity and stronghold my addiction has on me physically, but those nights spent mentally battling it were much worse. The nurses ignored my pleas of help when I had vomit on the ground, in my hair, and just about everywhere but I held through. I got out and relapsed. I went to outpatient but upon some people seeing me taking my prescription anxiety meds during the group break, they told me I had to go to inpatient. I didn't want to go so Dad called the cops saying I was suicidal and they hospitalized me, I agreed to go to inpatient. But, not Lakeside. I would never have agreed had I known it would be like that. Two physical fights and some other harassment caused me to run away from Lakeside, not once but twice. The first time I'm amazed that I actually was stupid enough to go back. I'm out and couch hopping. All these events have just aided my instability directing me back to the needle. I have failed, and am now somewhere I don't want to be, but try try again.