Lakeview
Lifestyle
If This is What You Call Life I Would Happily Embrace Death by Mandi Crawford
I was born and raised here in Lakeview Oregon and just recently turned 40.. and I feel nostalgic for the 90's and early 00's. It's just not the same as it was when I was growing up. Back when people had morals and were decent to one another. Now everyone is screwing each other over and kicking people down when they're at their worst. There's no compation for the one's who don't have great lives. People literally don't believe that we have a homeless population here. As I myself have been homeless I know it's very much a thing that is going on whether you want to turn a blind eye to it or not.. I myself will have 5 years clean from dope on Nov 22, 2033 and my heart absolutely breaks for the people still suffering through addiction. It's not a easy thing to pull yourself out of and in this town it's even harder. Most of the town looks at addiction like it's something that happens to other people and will never touch their own family. But that's the biggest lie you can tell yourself. Addiction doesn't discriminate and it can happen to anyone. Never say never. I didn't just wake up one day and decide that I wanted to become an addict and lose 13 years of my life to several drugs.. unfortunately addiction is just a symptom of the deeper pain and trauma I endured throughout my life. I used drugs to escape from the hell within my own head and heart and numb the excruciatingly horrible things that I was never equipped to deal with in a healthy manner. Some people are lucky enough to be able to pick up a drug once or twice and then never have any problems with it.. I unfortunately wasn't blessed with that option. I'm not even ashamed of my past anymore. I lived and fought through the depths of hell and am lucky enough to still be here to continue bettering myself and trying to be a better version of myself than I was the day before. God bless you to all the addicts still suffering tonight. I pray for you and I pray that your family gets to see you pull yourself up and out of the darkness you run from. You're not alone in this world and you have someone out here rooting for you to succeed in whatever life you're destined for. Not everyone is ignorant and mean to find out that you have a debilitating disease.. I for one am full of compassion and sympathy for you. We do recover. If I can find my way back then I have faith that everyone can find the path back into the light.
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