Harmony Recovery has been providing addiction healthcare services in Estes Park since 1969. We would like to offer these stories from our alumni to show the humanity, strength, and perseverance of those working to recover from addiction. Often stigmatized and misunderstood by society, people on their path to recovery are managing a chronic illness which is a unique journey for each individual. Here is one such story. – Shane Hudson, CEO, Harmony Recovery
My story started in high school like most. Coming from a loving supportive family, never experienced a major trauma, my desire to fit in and lack of self-confidence led me to drugs and alcohol. What started as weekend fun in high school, almost ended my life 20 plus years later.
Towards the end of my time in active addiction I knew I needed help, but I didn’t know any other way of life. I was scared, and the thought of having to tell the truth about what I’d been doing was weighing heavy on me. Which led me to more use, a vicious cycle that had to end…