Stories from our Fellowship
A collection of recovery stories written by our fellows
Shutting the Door
The Lion was destined to close the door that day – the final goodbye,All wept as He moved to ‘Nevermore’,The heart was the culprit of 16 years gone by,The Hart, the Lion’s heart, bound by Heaven,‘When, in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes’. The Lion heard the sea’s call – and she took her mighty […]
Tony P. · July 11, 2023A life and a story inside A Heiney
My name is Adrian and I am 36 years old. It is 4 days till my birthday, I can say that with pride and understanding of who I am, I didn’t recover, none of us really do. While we might get our lives back and also regain trust and love from those who were brave […]
Adrian H. · Jul 2023Goodbye to Crystal Meth
Dear Methamphetamine, I’m writing this letter to let you know I no longer have any use for you in my life anymore. How could I ever forget about the day we met? You were very seductive and beautiful. You gave me self-esteem like I never thought possible. You lit a sexual energy inside me like […]
Jamison A. · Jul 2023Enlisting in Recovery
I was not cut out to be a soldier, let alone an infantryman. I hated athletics and avoided physical education in school like the plague. I had never seen a firearm in my life. I had no great love for the outdoors. In high school, I regarded the military with contempt, fit only for brutes […]
Geoff G. · May 2023The Miracle
My name is Matthew. I am a crystal meth addict, and I am a miracle. I told myself that I was an addict a long time before I found the rooms, but I didn’t do anything about it until after I hit rock bottom. I grew up in a loving family. I had lots of […]
Matthew S. · Feb 2023The Chase
My name is Geoffrey and I am a grateful recovering crystal meth addict. I was born and raised in a small town in central Pennsylvania to a middle-class home filled with lots of love and laughter. There was no substance use or even casual drinking at home, and I never experimented with substances on my […]
Geoffrey R. · Dec 2022Searching for Love and Acceptance
I ask myself – How did I become an addict and, more specifically, how did I become a crystal meth addict that used daily for almost ten years? After all, I grew up in a world of privilege. Not the kind of privilege where there was a trust fund waiting for me when I turned […]
De Lon H. · Dec 2022Finding Authentic Recovery
I had a pretty great childhood for the most part. When I was seven, I was adopted by my grandparents for the simple fact that my biological mother wanted a better life for me. I was raised in the Mormon religion, and my grandparents always took me on adventures to see the world. They set […]
Kole T. · Oct 2022I Have A Friend
I am not sure what year we moved in together. I do know thirteen years ago Pat and I stood on the back porch of our new apartment to survey and admire the vista of the Chicago alley: the backyard gardens, garages, and decorative wooden back stairs to the many Chicago brownstone buildings. Pat and […]
David C. · Oct 2022We Save Me
My name is Thom and I’m a crystal meth addict. I could tell you about what it was like to be a drug distributor in Texas and moving several kilos a week. I could tell you any number of insane adventures I had in my using days. There are way too many of those stories; […]
Thom M. · Oct 2022Another Day Clean
Every day I am clean, I am so grateful I do not live like I used to. I’m a late bloomer I guess, not experiencing meth until my late 40’s and early 50s. That probably seems so old for a lot of you, but hopefully you’ll all get there some day and hopefully it will […]
Russ R · Sep 2022Switching Seats on the Titanic
When I first tried crystal meth at the age of 19, I thought, “This is it! I have found the solution!” I had always been shy, overweight, and awkward. Crystal meth made me lose weight and made me talk to people. I wasn’t afraid of anything. I felt confident and attractive. I finally fit in […]
Wesley D · Jun 2022