Someone Who Has Faith in Life Again - Narconon Graduate

My first day at Narconon I was greeted by Joe, who I owe everything to for getting me here. Then I started to meet the rest of the staff who smiled and assured me that everything was going to be ok. But I was shaking on the inside and when my dad was leaving, all I wanted to do was cry and jump back in the car with him. All I knew was that I didn't want to be alone, but I wasn't...

Everything happened so fast and the next thing I knew I was on the assist table getting a body comm from a withdrawal specialist. Somehow they pulled me out of my fears and I managed to fall asleep that first night. The next couple of days were hard. I was still lonely and frustrated but I wasn't alone and scared anymore if that makes any sense. I felt some comfort knowing the people I was surrounded by were going to do everything in their power to help me and get me through and that is what stuck with me through my entire program. Knowing no matter what, there was this amazing staff of people who wanted nothing but the best for me.

When something begins you generally have no idea how it's going to end. The place you never wanted to come becomes your home. The roommates you are forced to live with become your family and the thing you thought you could never live without becomes the thing you hate most (alcohol). One thing is for certain, the future isn't always how you imagined.

I came to Narconon the day after Thanksgiving, scared and uncertain of what my life would become. I drank for so many years that I couldn't really fathom a life without it. I had become so dependent on it for everything, for comfort, for solace, for excitement, and for a chance to feel something....anything at all.

I truly believed any chance I had at being myself again had come and gone. My family had tried over and over again to get me out of my funk. They sent me to other rehabs (inpatient and outpatient). They loved me and stood by me but nothing ever sustained. There were times where I'd do good, get a job, work hard, feel up to anything and then in the blink of an eye it was gone again. I just didn't believe life would be good again. And then I stepped through the doors of Narconon and day by day, everything changed. Starting from the communication exercises to sauna, to all the books, every aspect of this program helped bring me back to the person I am today. Someone who got her confidence and compassion for others, someone who can laugh at the small things, but most importantly someone who has faith in life again.

- M.A. - Narconon graduate

More than a Decade of Sobriety thanks to Narconon

Dear Narconon,

I am writing in because I wanted to express my sincere thanks and gratitude for you and your staff helping me to become sober. I have been completely clean for over a decade now, and while I don't constantly think about it because it's no longer an issue for me, every time I see news stories about people continually relapsing I wish I could tell them that they have a better chance at making it by going to a Narconon program.

When I went to the Narconon center I was in my early 20's and I thought I knew everything. Like most other people at the program needed help, I was difficult and tried to get out of facing the truth. I tried convincing my parents that there was something wrong with the place and that I had 'learned my lesson' and wouldn't do that anymore, etc. But thankfully the staff stuck with me and convinced me to stay and for my parents to try and weed through what was real and what was just an escape maneuver.

I remember thinking that 3 months or more was like the end of the world, and that I would miss out on so much! But in actuality, I grew up more during those 3 months than I did my entire high school and college careers, and learned more about life in the process! For me, Narconon was and is so much more than a rehabilitation program - it's about helping people to get a good, clean foundation to start from and then providing tools and guidance for them to achieve whatever they truly want in life by making good decisions.

And, while the suana detox program at Narconon was absolutely amazing, what really stuck with me most was how honesty and doing the right thing, though sometimes difficult, will be much more rewarding in the end. I also learned ways that I could always better my condition in any area of life, which has helped trememdously.

So, for anyone out there having second thoughts about going to Narconon for any reason, all I can say is that there are no other rehabs in the country that offer as much for you as an individual thant the Narconon program.

Sincerely,

L.A.