Nick, 26

Dancing sober

Then

Nick went to festivals and clubs every weekend, always with pills. He loved the music and the feeling of connection. But in the days after he felt low and empty, and there were more and more of those days. He took more to get the same feeling.

The turning point

After one festival he spent three days in bed with dark thoughts. He scared himself and called a friend who had been sober for a while. That friend took him to a party where nobody was using.

Now

Nick has been clean for two years. He still goes to festivals, sober, and dances until the end. Now he remembers every set. He says: I thought the pill made me happy. It was the music, and that's still there.

“You don't have to give up everything you enjoy, only what is breaking you.”

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

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