First Entry

Hello everyone. Let me start off by introducing myself. My name Is Joshua Johnson and I am 30 years old and I am a recovering drug addict. I have decided to blog my progress in my first year of sobriety. I hope it will help people gain insight into the world of recovery either to help those who are struggling with their addictions or for those who have a close one struggling with addiction to help you understand what that person is going through. Oh and to help myself as well. Sometimes one doesn't notice their progress until someone points it out or until I write it down and look back at where I've been and compare it to where I am. So far I have 90 days or so of sobriety and feel a lot better in ways and in other ways my life is still the same. But it is a lot better It's just not green pastures and bluebirds on my shoulder like treatment centers make you believe when you start. I think the purpose of that is to give you hope even if it's a false hope in a time that you really need any kind of hope to go on. My first day of treatment was one of high anxiety, the fear of change, and a time of desperation. Walking in the stale hospital air and seeing sparks in fellow addicts eyes of which those same eyes just a month before had a blank stare and wondering if I had the same look, I started my journey on this new road of my life. One of which has had it's many ups and downs but I finally have a new found hope in life and I hope you'll hop on board and follow my journey into the world of sobriety. So over the course of the year to come you'll get an intimate look into my life and into my recovery so sit down, buckle up, and read the pamphlet on your oxygen mask we may be in for some turbulence