Personal Narrative: You Can T Know Where You Have Been

You Can’t Know Where You’re Going Until You Know Where You Have Been Those words ruminated in my head for months. Where did I come from? What was my story? What am I going to do with my life?! In my childhood, and well into early adulthood, I often thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up. For many years, I wanted to be a veterinarian and help animals heal. At other times I wanted to be a teacher and work with children. During high school, I wanted to be a school counselor and help “troubled” students like myself. There always seemed to be so many options, and making the choice was daunting. I have evaluated my life at different stages, adopting values and gaining insight along the way through personal and professional relationships. Collectively, these have guided me on my path and provided me with the foundation for being a healer. Turning Point. In 2010, I was in Palo Alto having sangria with a good friend. I was upset that evening and found comfort in drinking. As the night came to an end, my mood hadn’t improved. It was worse - I was angry and annoyed, and drunk. As I headed back to my car, a female officer stopped and asked if I needed a ride. I told her “no” and she drove off. …show more content…
I was dragging along from the medications and the therapist’s answer was to increase the dose. I disagreed and declined a change in dosage. I continued attending sessions and group counseling. One morning, a woman was sharing her progress and talked about another program called CDRP (Chemical Dependency Recovery Program) which was just a parking lot from where we were. I asked her to talk more about the program and asked the therapist why they hadn’t referred me there. The counselor recited his answer and I became more upset with my experience. I spoke with the woman after our group session ended and received a number for CDRP. She assured me that I would benefit from it and I thanked her for the