Personal Narrative: Loss Of Personal Identity

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I feel lost, Like I don't even know who I am anymore. I have this feeling of complete emptiness. I feel as if I'm just all alone, Even in a room full of people I feel as if they're non-existent. Who have I become? I look into the mirror and see a complete stranger. I thought I had it all under control but I guess I was wrong. I let the drugs take over and ruin myself.

I chose a drug over everything that ever mattered to me. I chose a drug over a part of myself, someone whom I created, someone whom I adored as soon as I laid eyes on him.

Everybody told me to take it easy, meth is one hell of a drug. But of course, I didn't listen. "I got this," I said. But in the blink of an eye, I let my life slip away without a care.

How do you overcome something so powerful? Something that has full control over your entire body, mind, and soul. Am I strong enough to break free from the chains of this devil?

Or am I Destin to live this hell? This evil product put a spell on me, it took all control over me, made me into its little-wicked monster for its sick twisted games.

I should have listened when they told me about you. "How could something that
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You had me fooled, you really did. But not anymore, I know your little games you play.

You took everything I had, you took me from my family. You took a mother away from her son, and a son away from his mother. And that's where you messed up.

As I looked into his little blue eyes I felt a huge weight start to lift off of me. I became free again, Free from your sick game of hell.

You thought you had me, you thought you were too powerful and made me too weak. Well, think again!

Because, nothing is more vigorous, more overpowering, and more captivating than the unconditional love between a mother and her son.

I can overcome this addiction. You took my life from me, Now I want it back! You're not wanted here anymore, it's about time I shut the

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