Something that made me stronger in my recovery was being mentally strong cause when I was homeless I thought that all hope was lost and I had nothing left I was in and out of jail every month or every other month and it was just hard surviving on the streets. I was shoplifting food from stores so I can eat, I wasn’t able to take showers, I was stealing clothes and electronics from stores so I can sell them for money so I can keep up with my smoking habit, and I was sleeping on the streets because the closest shelter closed down from me. My friends were like my second family thy sometimes helped me with a place to stay, a shower, and food to eat. I was basement hopping every night it was so hard being homeless and doing petty stuff to go to jail and have a place to rest my head down for the night. It was hard being in jail because you’re locked in all day and barely get recreation time and you can’t cross roads with anyone or else you’ll get beat up by them or the correctional officers. I’m 21 years old and I been to jail 9 times in my life most of the time it was just 2 weeks here and there but my longest was 6 months and I attempted suicide 3 times. And was sent to the hospital for hanging it up with a jumpsuit noose from the bars of the door, I was starving myself from hunger and trying anything I can to kill myself because I was so fed up with life and couldn’t do it anymore. Then when I went to the medical center and saw what life was like outside of jail, I seen what it could offer me and it wasn’t worth taking my life away. When I heard about the behavioral health court program I applied myself to it and did everything I could to do it. When I complete the BHC program it’ll either reduce or expunge my pending charges which is a great deal for me and being in BHC it helps me with a place to live and I got introduced to the CRR and had my interview and just talked about my life of being homeless and my childhood issues. When I heard I got accepted I was so happy and I got sworn into BHC and finished my 6 months in jail and continued my life in the Creative Health services. I looked forward into getting a job and going to groups and therapy to better myself. Going through these long weeks of group and looking for a job I can greatly say that I have came a long way and on the road to recovery.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:11:24 +0000
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