The Centre Of Hope

I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember, but I could never understand why I always felt so depressed, alone, rejected and empty. Even though I was given anti-depressants from the age of 18, all those empty feelings never really left me and by the age of 27 I was prescribed a sleeping tablet called Adco-Zolpidem. I used them correctly for 2 years, but after my first child was born, I started using them...

I started using narcotics at the age of 21, mainly to experiment at first, it soon grew out of control and I began to use to help me cope at work. What started out as a bit of harmless fun soon became a major problem in my life that I tried to keep secret from my family and friends. 10 years later I found myself at absolute rock bottom, my wife had divorced me, I had lost my job as a junior partner in a great company, I lost my car, my...

I started using narcotics at the age of 15. I quickly became dependant on them. On top of my addiction, I struggled with low self-esteem and depression and because of this allowed myself to be used and abused by men.
As my addiction got worse I tried to get help a number of times, trying various 30 day programs, where my recovery didn't last longer than a couple of weeks. Every time...