Elliot88

Close Depression

I think I already gave sufficient information in the ‘tell us about yourself’ section, however another excuse to rant aimlessly about myself and indulge in my own arrogance and lust for telling ‘my story’ is always warmly accepted! My life has been up and down from the start with addiction and poverty troubling my family. My parents were crack addicts when I was growing up, My mum died when i was 13, I was then diagnosed with Epilepsy at 15. I think that's quite enough for now.

Treatments

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

I always try to be positive, although failing 9/10 times usually... ok, that wasn't very positive...i shall try harder next time, honest!

Writing Working / Worked

I write everything. Everywhere. It's all i have to show for what i have learnt.

Close Heroin Addiction & Recovery

Growing up my parents were addicts, I lost my mother at 13, I felt totally abandoned and struggled to deal with my problems in a healthy and productive manner. Consequently I started experimenting with the romantic idea that I could numb myself from the outside world and instead of dealing with problems, go with the much more appealing route of avoiding them all together. This ‘experimenting’ only led to turmoil…