”Miracles Happen and
I Am a Living Example.”
It was none other than my parents who found Narconon
and thanks to them I've completed the program,
which has changed my life.
I was growing up like all other kids were. Went to kindergarten, then to school, loved my parents, loved taking walks with my friends. But when I was twelve I started talking to guys, who were about 4 years older than me. You could say it was the awkward teenage years. And things went very awkwardly indeed. It was then that I first tried weed. I didn't like it much, but at 13, I started drinking, and then had my first injection. I was shooting drugs for about a month, then it was weed and alcohol up to the age of 15. From then on Tramadol and other various pills were added to my "collection." At 17 I started shooting drugs, sometimes all at once. Basically, the ideas to take these things once a week disappeared back when I was 16.
Why did I need all that? I hadn't really asked myself that question before going through the Narconon program. At the beginning of my life's "sleeping period," I considered it my lifestyle, my way to relax. Later I started to think that not a single thing in my life was worth living for.
My drug use became less and less fun each day and became a burden, a survival necessity. I won't bother telling you of the withdrawal pains, depressions or other adverse effects this abuse has caused me, because it inevitably hits every drug user. Physical and moral suffering, deceit, treason and all other "wonderful" things in life — you can overcome all of this stuff, and these weren't the heaviest things I had to look into and fix while on the program.
The hardest thing was to realize the pain I brought not to myself, but to my parents. There's nothing more terrifying to a parent than to see their child slowly killing himself before their very eyes. Parents are the only people who will go on believing in us against all odds. It was none other than my parents who found Narconon and thanks to them I've completed the program, which has changed my life. Thanks to the Narconon program I've re-evaluated my entire life. Despite not having the desire, or, more precisely, any faith that I could live without drugs, I've managed to do it.
As I was gradually progressing on the program, I felt as if I was waking up from a nightmare. Later I've realized that the lack of faith in myself and the lack of desire to quit were nothing more than signs of addiction. The program helped me regain my abilities, which I had lost through the years of drug abuse. I became more open, started to trust myself and others once again. I could enjoy life once more and feel freedom, clarity and lightness when waking up each morning. I've also gained some certainty for the future. My relationship with my parents has not only got back to its normal, but it got up to a whole new level. I've managed to overcome certain things in myself, which I used to think I could never forgive myself for. I've realized that it doesn't matter what's happened in our lives, what matters is what we do today for our future and our loved ones—the people who will stand by us no matter what.
The Narconon program gave me the knowledge to live life the way I want and not let the environment suppress me; it taught me how to make my life interesting.
The only thing drugs and alcohol give us is this: they turn us into slaves, who lose their freedom, and later—themselves.
The Narconon program gave me myself back and let me look at my future without letting my past throw me off track.”
K.T.
