Tales of an Anxious Soul

Hello fellow humans 😍 As many of you know, I am currently in a two year therapeutic community for drug and alcohol treatment. I'm open about it. I have no shame in the fact that I have needed help. One of the beautiful things about this program is this letter you have to write about the worst time in your addiction, and what were some things that lead up to your substance abuse. You have to open up and put your balls to the wall. Really open up your old wounds and tell the 50 guys here everything about yourself so they can get some insight into what your life was like before coming into the program. It has been about a year since I read that letter in front of everyone who is in the program with me. After my last blog post I began reminiscing on that time, and I realized how much of a turning point it was in my program. (Side note: I know there are some good parts of the LDS church. It’s not all bad. But maybe that’s a bit Stockholm syndrome(ish) of me. And no. My whole life w

**Rant time**   Dear Latter Day Saint (Mormon) parents,    I know you want the best for your kids. You have been given these "guidelines" for how the perfect family should look, and act.  So  when your kids go off that course at all, it is problematic for you. Your white picket fence has been ripped apart. You feel like you are losing your spirit babies.  However  that is not everyone else's reality. That is yours. Your kids should not have to live up to your expectations.    If your kid watches porn a couple times they are not a porn addict. No matter what your bishop may tell you. Your kids will watch porn and they will probably masturbate because  lets  be honest, everyone does. If your kid  vapes  they don't need to go to rehab for vaping. If your kid drinks coffee so what? Maybe you should be more worried about pre-workout and energy drinks (god hasn't published his opinion on that yet though so maybe your waiting) If your kid smokes pot the