Faith - How Belief in Herself Helped Rosie Quit Before She Died
Faith - How Belief in Herself Helped Rosie Quit Before She Died
She had been married for four years, had a beautiful little girl, Alice, who had just turned three, and had watched her husband die of a ruthless case of bone cancer that took him from strapping, muscular, man of her life, to a wasted old man who died in agony after just six months. Her depression became so bad, and her sense of loss so great, that she fell into a heroin addiction when introduced to it at a friend's party. She hadn't wanted to go to the party but her friends had insisted. No one knew that heroin would be there. It was just a freak thing.
The addiction took hold almost immediately. The heroin healed her sadness when she did it. The euphoria was so strong that the power of the influence was simply overwhelming. After six short weeks, her world was a jumble of ups and downs, severe depression, and a heroin addiction that was so overwhelming she could barely go a day without it, and when she did, she was in abject misery. Her family tried their best to get her to therapy for her depression. The lectured her about her daughter suffering. They tried to console her for Mark's death. But nothing helped. The heroin was the only thing that eased her pain.
Finally, on a particularly bleak morning, when her need for a fix was as high as it had ever been, Rosie realized she couldn't continue to live like this. She made up her mind to enter a rehab program. The costs would be high, but she couldn't stand the ups and downs of the addiction, and the endless need to spend hard-earned cash on something that was killing her, and it didn't really help the depression. But it wasn't the nagging that her family was doing. It wasn't the "wrongness" of it. It wasn't even the fact that her days were a blur of pain and then deliriously blissful euphoria that stripped reality away from her. What finally drove her to the decision to enter rehab was hearing, as she floated off into another heroin-induced coma, her little girl crying outside the bedroom door, complaining to the babysitter that mommy didn't like her anymore. She sobbed as she drifted off and vowed to get clean if she survived this on-coming high.
When she came down from her high and woke up she found Alice curled up next to her. Her little arm was resting on her mommy's tummy and she was sound asleep. Rosie gently sat up and just wept. She called her mother.
The next six months were a struggle unlike anything Rosie could have imagined. The pain of getting clean, trying to accept and cope with her husband's horrible death at such a young age, and the worry in her daughter's pretty little eyes made for a horrendously difficult time. Yet, even though the struggle was great, she had made a commitment to herself that day she called her mother, and she had decided at that moment that nothing would keep her from getting clean, taking back her life, and being there for her daughter. She refused to let anything deter her, and though she would cry with pain and frustration, and sometimes suffer bouts of anger over losing Mark, she managed to pull through. Alice was a blessing. Her open and honest unconditional love gave Rosie some of the focus she needed.
Finally a day came when Rosie felt better than she had in a long time. Her depression was less and her need for a fix was gone. She felt human, again, and she actually managed a smile when she looked at herself in the mirror.
Nancy burst into the bathroom with her usual cheer, hugged her mommy around her legs and said her morning, "I love you mommy!"
Rosie picked her up, held her close and smiled. "I love you too, sweetie. How about we go out for breakfast, just you and me?"
Nancy laughed and said, "Yay!"
Rosie and Nancy have recovered from Rosie's addiction, and Rosie has found a new joy in her relationship with her little girl. She looks back on those months of addiction and depression with a sour distaste and a sobering realism. She could have died, leaving Nancy an orphan, and lost out on a wonderful life. A fateful decision one day made the difference, and she fully credits herself for making that phone call to her mom that got her started in rehab. One decision, one desire, and not one moment of doubt did she let into her mind.
Rosie made a decision, committed to it, and took action. She kicked the heroin habit and took her life back. The little things now seem so easy by contrast! When she wants to accomplish something new, she simply follows the exact same steps. Rosie is now life-coaching and mentoring, teaching the principles of desire and faith, and showing, not telling people how they can use these powerful forces to better their own lives in any way they wish.
Hello my friends, I'm Dave Cleinman. This story is based on a real-life incident involving some dear friends of mine. It illustrates the point that anything is possible with desire, commitment, and faith. If you need help with this process at all, visit my blog Steps to Success and sign up for my newsletter, Step by Step.
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