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✞ Recovering addict | Follower of Jesus
I should be dead. Instead I tell the story.
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Psalm 127:3 children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. The second time I went to rehab my son was 3. I felt horrible that I wouldn’t be there for his birthday. But I was even more crushed when after rehab I relapsed. I told myself I was doing this for my son and I couldn’t even do it. I felt like a failure as a father. But one thing we can do for our kids, is never quit trying. So that’s what I did. Time after time after time. By the grace of God today I am able to be the father they deserve. The father I’m supposed to be. Able to love them, protect them and teach them. #recovery #anythingispossiblewithgod #addiction #jesusismyhigherpower #godisgood by @winterz_84

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If someone told me a year ago that my life would ever be this good. That I could live each day happy, motivated,and recovered from the obsession of not just drugs but the life of sin I was living. I didn’t just stop using drugs, I found a complete new way of life. God has given me something I never had. #recovery #anythingispossiblewithgod #addiction #jesusismyhigherpower #rockbottom by @winterz_84

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The amount of times I’ve hit rock bottom, lost everything and had to build myself back up has always made me think of myself as a failure. Why couldn’t I get it like so many other recovering addicts that I knew personally. But I realized I wasn’t doing the most important thing. I wasn’t turning my will over to God. I was trying to do things my way. I’m finally in a place today that I wake up everyday. Sober minded. Grateful to my Lord and saviour and ready for whatever comes my way. #recovery #anythingispossiblewithgod #addiction #jesusismyhigherpower #godisgood by @winterz_84

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I think one of the worst things in this world is to be a functioning addict. Never getting to enjoy life and see how beautiful it is. And for someone like me I can only function for so long, until I end up jobless, homeless, or even worse, dead. It’s only because I decided to dedicate my life to Christ, and for that I will never stop sharing. #anythingispossiblewithgod #recovery #addiction #jesusismyhigherpower #addiction by @winterz_84

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One thing I would always do when I was out there is ask people how they ended up on the streets. I’d ask them do they want to get clean. Do they miss their families. Some of them have been on the streets for over 20 years , some only a few months. For myself sometimes the fear of having to live a normal life scared me. When I got sober I had to deal with federal charges, thousands that I owe the government, pretty much getting myself out of a hole I spent 20 plus years digging. I’ve been working on some interviews with people I know personally, that are on the streets or had parents that were on the streets, some are sober today some are not. I lol forward to sharing their stories with you. Stay tuned. #recovery #addiction #homelesslivesmatter #anythingispossiblewithgod #thanksforthesupport✔️💯❤️ by @winterz_84

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I’m so grateful for all the kind words and motivation to keep sharing my story. I definitely want to do it in a way that will inspire people that feel like they will never quit using drugs, show people that it’s never too late. Give hope to people who have family members that may be out there on the streets or just struggling with addiction. I’ve answered close to 100 messages and talked to so many friends of mine that I didn’t know were struggling. If you are struggling and don’t have anyone the reach out to you I’d love to hear from you. #recovery #anythingispossiblewithgod #addiction #homelesslivesmatter #thankyou by @winterz_84

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I’ll never get tired of telling the stories of the crazy situations I found myself in throughout my life. During the time of this incident I was 18 years old, already drinking and using cocaine pretty much daily. During the next couple years I would experience so much. From the loss of my best friend in a car accident to my mother getting shot when someone shot my house up. She survived thank God, but all these things for sure played a part in me becoming an addict. I can look back now and be grateful but trauma and ptsd kept me sick for so many years. So grateful to everyone that sent dm’s motivating me, and telling me to continue to share. if me sharing my story can help someone in addiction get better or even better help someone from ever becoming one, than it’s worth it. #recovery #addiction #storytime #lifelessons #reallifestories by @winterz_84

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A lot of people probably have no idea what xylazine is. It’s what most of the addicts downtown are injecting, whether they know it or not. Towards the end of my using, I asked the dealer specifically for this rather than fentanyl. Even when I was about to lose my legs, I was so sick I didn’t care. People keep asking me what I think about ways to combat addiction. Especially for the homeless and like I said I can just tell you how I ended up beating it, and to show that it is possible. Thanks again to anyone that’s liking my posts or re posting. #recovery #addiction #homelesslivesmatter #anythingispossiblewithgod #fentanyladdiction by @winterz_84

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It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Turns out not to much. To be honest tho I met some of my closest friends during those times. It was fun until it wasn’t. I remember people offering me bumps of blow and I’d make this face like ewww I don’t do that shit. Only ketamine, ecstasy, and ghb for me. I should have known that it would eventually lead to the same result. But I had to learn the hard way. #recovery #partydrugs #addiction #thingsnottodo by @winterz_84

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Thank you to everyone that’s helping me grow my page. Like I said before I don’t know anything about recovery. I don’t know how to stay sober. What I do have is my experience and my story, and I grateful to be alive today to share it with you. I look forward to sharing other stories of people I know that have recovered and also people that I know that are still out there struggling. I know how lucky I have been to be able to go to some of the places I’ve been and meet the people in recovery that I have. I also know how hard it is for some people who want help but their families can’t afford private rehab and they don’t have a union to cover the cost like I did. Thank you guys again. Keep the comments coming. Keep asking me questions in the dm’s. God bless #recovery #addiction #homelesslivesmatter #anythingispossiblewithgod #thankyou by @winterz_84

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My friend in the video is Donovan @dlbw_1980 we started treatment around the same time. I ended up back where I started over and over again but Donovan kept at it. He put his recovery first, did the work and stayed sober. I on the other hand I was trying to do it my own way. I had very humbling experience when I showed up at my next treatment centre and to my surprise Donovan was part of the staff. That showed me right there that if I want it, I can do it. Here was someone lived one of the craziest lives. Didn’t have the help that I did and he was killing it. I’m so grateful today that we are both a part of each others journey, and that any time I needed to reach out he was there. Our experiences together made us family. And both our stories are proof that if you want it bad enough it’s attainable #recovery #addiction #godisgood by @winterz_84

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Helping other addicts was never something that interested me. I was constantly told I should share my story in the hopes of helping other people going through it or maybe people that have family members that are struggling with addiction. I know first hand how the system in place is not set up for the addict to ever beat addiction and get out of the cycle. I don’t have all the answers but I can share what worked for me. Thank you. #recovery #addiciton #thegovenmentdoesntcareaboutyou #fentanylawareness #homelesslivesmatter by @winterz_84

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