Erik, 50

From surviving to living

Then

For years Erik used everything: speed, pills, whatever he could get. He worked off the books, was often broke and lost contact with his daughter. He felt like he was only surviving.

The turning point

On her eighteenth birthday his daughter sent him a letter: I want to know you, but not like this. Erik read the letter a hundred times. He went to a clinic, and after that to a supported living program.

Now

Erik has been clean for five years. He works in a bike shop and is in a steady relationship. He and his daughter meet for coffee every month. He says: surviving is what I did for years. Now I live.

“A reason that is truly yours gives you strength when everything is hard.”

The people in these stories are fictional. Their experiences are based on what many people in recovery go through.

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