The Privileged Addict
By Charles A. Peabody
- Release Date: 2011-09-28
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
Put a drug in front of me and I turn into a dumpster, consuming everything in sight. I can’t stop. Nothing can stop me. Mom can’t stop me. Doctors can’t stop me. Pills can’t stop me. Nothing human or man-made can stop me. I’m screwed. And yes I know it’s wrong and I’ll ruin everything, but I don’t care. Even if I do care and I don’t want to lose my wife, job, family, savings… I go get high anyway. That’s how selfish I am. After 15 years of chronic addiction, I wanted to get better but couldn’t. I had no power and no solution. Getting physically sober would just send me into a crippling depression. I wasn’t okay with or without drugs until one night, up North, when I had a profound spiritual experience. I was equipped with a set of actions that saved my life and have brought untold miracles. I am recovered. I wrote this story to dispel the old cliché that people don’t change. People do change. I am living proof.
Reviews
The best recovery book I’ve read yet
5By MarquisLoverThis book is unparalleled to others. It speaks of his recovery, rather than dwelling over his use. I fully related to each twist and turn, and was given so much hope throughout.Awesome book
4By undeadslimPulls no punches. Great honest read. Doesn't whine and complain like most recovering addicts and speaks real truths and the honest reality that it doesn't take willpower to get and stay clean. You just Do it and rely on GodMrs
5By R SuaYour story gives me hope.....Privileged Addict
5By ReeltaI loved this book, it gives me hope!Read This Book
5By ButterpersonYou will recognize yourself somewhere in Charlie's account, whatever your level of addiction. The book is a page-turner, a great read, and I suspect a book that will change lives. Do yourself a favor and read it.The Privileged Addict
5By Lilacgirl52There are many books about addiction whose authors describe in detail what it is like getting high, scoring drugs, being ostracized from their families, etc. Mr. Peabody describes what he is thinking and feeling during his journey through addiction. This is a book filled with answers and hope. As a parent of an addicted child, hope is desperately needed. Thank you, Mr. Peabody!
