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My name is Cheryl and, although I am an alcoholic, I have not had a drink or used a drug since August 8, 2006. I spent some time at an upscale detox center in California called Pur Detox. But let’s back up so I can share with you a little bit about how I ended up in a luxurious rehab center by the sea to become the person I never knew that I could be.

I am the only child of an untreated alcoholic father and enabler mother. Most of my childhood days were uneventful because my father was always drunk and mom and I drove off to escape my father’s rages.

Dad’s doctors suggested he take Antibuse but he didn’t do it. Mom did all her best so that Dad could take the pills everyday but she grew tired of it and our life in general. Then she met another man when I was a teenager and we left my dad.

It was too late for me, though. At 15, I was already getting drunk.

I was a good daughter and a straight A student but these didn’t matter, I was heartbroken. I crave for attention from my parents. Life at home was a living hell with dad’s drinking taking centerstage.

Being a good kid didn’t merit any attention from my parents. In afterthought, I know where I slipped. I thought that a negative attention was better than no attention at all. So I began doing things which would definitely catch my parents attention. I skipped school, ignored my homework, and lied to my mom and my teachers. I was hooked into shoplifting and I constantly drank with kids whom I believed were my friends.

Months passed by, I noticed that my mom’s attitude towards me changed. Suddenly she seemed to be on a mission to save me. It was good as it last. I was able to finish high school and became a successful travel agent. I loved what I was doing – the challenge of my work, being around with clients, most of whom are executives. It was the life I wanted. I wanted to experience the finer things in life because my own life has been nothing but struggles.

I was close to reaching the fifth year in my career when things began to fall out of control. I was engaged to be married, but I did not see the warning signs. He was a lot like my father. My mom tried to warn me, but I wouldn’t listen to her. The next thing I knew, I was enjoying champagne at the company’s Christmas party and from thereon, my life began to fall apart once again. I had so much to lose this time.

It was my mom and stepdad who took me to Pur Detox in Laguna Beach. At first, I didn’t want to go to a rehab. Thoughts of being with people from the streets haunted me and I didn’t want to be put in isolation in a cramped up space. My fears were way off from reality.

Pur Detox was like staying at a luxury resort, with the added benefit of being able to focus on myself and my recovery. Love must begin within myself. To love myself meant committing to the medically supervised program at Pur Detox and that decision was the greatest gift I gave myself. On top of that, I have learned to love and accept others unconditionally.