ADDICTION
Finding help through addiction is no easy feat. We hear from three individuals whose lives have been transformed through drug and alcohol rehabilitation at Tranquility Home. NOTHING TO LOSE “Coming into Tranquility Home, I had no hope for the future or any ability to try something new. Any thought of life after rehabilitation never existed. The first thing they asked me was if I was willing to turn a new leaf. I was desperate. They promised me freedom from self and peace in living a life of sobriety. I had nothing to lose. I gave it my all from the first step and already felt a weight coming off my shoulders. Telling people about who I truly was and how I lived in addiction was hard for me because that is what I had been running away from for the past six years. Again, I felt the freedom that was promised to me. After the tenth day, I felt the urge to do the programme to the best of my ability. The treatment team welcomed me into their family of fellowship. The acceptance I had been looking for with drugs had been given to me freely by people I never knew before. They understood me. I worked the recovery programme fearlessly and found peace within the spiritual experience. I can’t express
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my gratitude to the people at Tranquility Home, the God of my understanding, and the opportunity of life through the recovery programme. I am a new creation...” Toni
addicts made me realise I am not
READY TO SURRENDER
one day at a time!
“Before Tranquility Home (TH), I was sick, angry, and lonely. I had given up on myself, God and life. Hitting rock-bottom opened a door which led to TH. From the moment I admitted that I was powerless over my addiction and that my life was absolute chaos, relief started to roll over me. I came to believe that there was a solution to my insanity. The 24 days at TH were some of the hardest, most wonderful and life-changing days of my life. Very quickly I realised that there is no elevator to sobriety and that I will have to take the necessary “Steps”. I also discovered that the magnitude of my recovery in rehab (and out in the world) is proportional to the sincerity of my surrender to a power greater than me. The staff of TH is absolutely amazing… They believed in me, when all I had was self-hatred. Spending time with other
alone. Being accepted for who I am kicked off my restoration process. I will always be a recovering alcoholic and I have to take it Tranquility Home showed me how - through honesty, openness and willingness.” Sarah
A MOTHER’S TRIBUTE “My 26-year-old son shuffled through the door of Tranquility Home looking more like a frail old man at death’s door. 28 days later, my son walked out of the same door a healthy, strong young man filled with hope, determination and inner peace. Tranquility Home gave my son the tools to be brutally honest with himself and his addiction. To not necessarily forget the past, that would be unrealistic… but to let the past horrors go, to free himself of his past, to take his strengths and to apply them to life! He learned that it is possible to start anew and to realise his dreams. They are indeed a home where people really do care. Thank you for giving me back my son!” Angie