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I am in recovery and writing has become a friend that has allowed me to spill my crazy thoughts in a place that is safe for me and also therapeutic. I can leave these thoughts on a page where I can revisit them and measure my growth. This first "share"… Read More

Tags: hope, peace, recovery

A memoir based upon real life. How to win the colossal war over your soul by surrendering. Read More

Tags: addictions, enlightenment, recovery, restoration, spiritual-warfare

Poem / Poetry

May 04, 2019

4.27.19, 3:14 am Read More

Tags: poetry, poem, recovery, eating-disorder, ed-recovery

What existst at one time can never truly be erased. Read More

Tags: depression, pain, sad, hurt, recovery

Ray returns back to country and sees his sister completely different than he remembers.... Read More

Tags: depression, euphoria, recovery, bipolar, manicdepression

Poem / Non-Fiction

January 17, 2019

Reads: 99

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: depression, poem, recovery

Two short stories written my early years of recovery from alcohol and drug abuse. Read More

Tags: dreams, addiction, recovery

Short Story / Flash Fiction

September 23, 2018

Reads: 143

Comments: 7

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Short story inspired by the prompt... Careless Acts Read More

Tags: relationships, addiction, alcohol, recovery, detox

Essay / Non-Fiction

September 20, 2018

Reads: 125

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

My personal experience with addiction and depression and how I overcame both using a rather non traditional method. They, both, nearly killed me but I came out on top. You can too. Read More

Tags: depression, internet, addiction, health, recovery

words she never meant to share to the world, but feels like she needs to. Read More

Tags: depression, diary, recovery, self-harm, relapse

Poem / Poetry

September 09, 2018

taken from my book, "Flavortism" Read More

Tags: recovery, dissociative_identity_disorder, about-grace_g

Poem / Poetry

August 02, 2018

Reads: 115

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

taken from my book, "Flavortism" Read More

Tags: god, recovery, my_salvation, about-the_holy_spirit, a_spiritual_awakening

Poem / Poetry

July 29, 2018

Reads: 106

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: depression, recovery, sexual-assault, trauma-replay

Tags: love, recovery, heart-break, self-love, emotional-abuse

Hey, Tianna again. Breaking up is hard to do even if it's best for you. Read More

Tags: love, recovery, heart-break, self-love, emotional-abuse

There is always that one person who knows us better than anyone, the one we tell about the skeletons we've hidden. For Kevin. Read More

Tags: love, emotion, healing, understanding, recovery

Poem / Poetry

July 05, 2018

Reads: 190

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: loss, death, hope, grief, recovery

People in recovery still deal with their character defects. This collection of short stories each share an insight into what it's like to be a recovering alcoholic. If you are in AA, read this book. Read More

Tags: alcoholism, sober, recovery, sobriety, aa

Poem / True Confessions

June 20, 2018

Reads: 199

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

first poem written in a while Read More

Tags: addiction, alcoholism, recovery

...one of my first poems, written at about age 14 and edited now at 19... never stop pushing through thunderstorm clouds... Read More

Tags: poetry, strong, dream, recovery

How do you "move on" from what is at the core of your existence and entire life? If you could move on, where would you go? Ironically, the sufferer of CPTSD leaves behind nearly everything and everyone on the journey to recovery as he becomes conscious of the toxicity,… Read More

Tags: abuse, healing, recovery, trauma, cptsd

Essay / Editorial and Opinion

March 27, 2018

Reads: 224

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: life, questions, recovery, mental-health

Original song Read More

Tags: love, pain, heartbreak, recovery

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 18, 2018

Reads: 270

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Sometimes, recovery can take a long time. Read More

Tags: alcoholism, recovery, injury

Script / Non-Fiction

February 10, 2018

Reads: 186

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The thoughts of a recovered addict. Read More

Tags: addiction, sober, recovery, 12-step

Tags: drugs, alcohol, recovery

I write a lot about the struggles I have had with drug abuse, however I never really write about the progress I have made in these last few years. I tend to write about the difficulties I still face. The following is a piece I wrote that depicts the… Read More

Tags: recovery, dependent, drug-use, drug-addiction, overcoming-obstacles

When we hide from the world we miss the best of it. Read More

Tags: hope, faith, spirituality, recovery

UNLOCK BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON TO GAIN A CHILLING INSIGHT INTO SCHIZOPHRENIA. AN ORDINARY GIRL ARRIVES IN LONDON IN THE 1990'S WITH UNCLEAR ASPIRATIONS BUT WITH A DETERMINATION TO ENJOY LIFE. FOLLOWING A TURBULENT RELATIONSHIP WHICH INCLUDES THE HEAVY USE OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS THE WRITER DEVELOPS… Read More

Tags: recovery, schizophrenia, paranoid, insight, true-s

The day I was in a car accident, when I almost lost my leg, is the day that my entire perspective on life changed. From that day, I have been a better person, learned amazing life lessons, and so much more. Want to know about that day and what… Read More

Tags: inspiration, perspective, recovery, motivation, car-accident

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