When I first got sober, people kept telling me I was going to have a life beyond my wildest dreams. At that time, my wildest dreams were made up of millions of dollars and houses all over the world. As I stayed sober and slowly broke free from self-centered delusion, my dreams changed. My relationships changed. My attitudes changed. I stopped looking at what I could take from the world and started seeing what I could give back.

The relationship with my parents was one sided the majority of my life. I loved them, but could not stop my addiction. I took everything from them. It took being clean for a while before the dynamic changed. They no longer answer the phone, “what do you want now?” They no longer stay up all night wondering if ill come home. My parents are my best friends today. It’s beyond my wildest dreams because I couldn’t even imagine it when I first got sober.

– Chris C., recovering addict, Alumni Coordinator for Transformations Treatment Center