I have been in treatment for about 5 months now. I have to say going to treatment has changed my life and my familys life dramastically. I am 16 years old and my life has literally been like a rollercoaster. Before treatment, I had no idea who I was and I pretty much hated life in general. But now, I am so proud of who I am and I have support from my family and friends and I am getting great grades and even looking into colleges. I have learned how to play guitar about 4 weeks ago, and I already wrote my first song and it acutally sounds like music. I never would have thought I could learn how to play an instrument let alone writing music. I am so thankful for everything that God has blessed me with. It is actually a privelage to go to a treatment center. I think everyone could use it for one reason or another...

my experience

I am Lil' lady and I am seventeen years old. here at a treatment center at first was scary for me. I was at a new place and I didn't know anyone here until I started talking to people.

meet goosey

hello, i'm goosey. i'm 17 and i've been in treatment for about 8 months now. right now poetry is my outlet. here are some recent thoughts...

since i've been here i've opened up my eyes to see the problems that i need to fix.
everyday is either a good day or a struggle.
but at the end of my day it has come out to be a good one.
it's hard to be away from your family and loved ones,
but it's even harder to know that i hurt people i love.
for the past 8 months i have fallen and then gotten back up.
each time is a new experience.
i've become either weak or strong but i am a mixture of both.
i think about the things that i need to improve upon and the things that are just there.
i think about my family and friends daily.
i sit in class thinking about the old days of events that have taken place.
i talk to my peers about those events and tell them that i am going to change.
i am changing to become somone new and improved
and i want everyone to know that the old me is no longer me.
i am becoming a young woman with a story to tell.

number one

so we live on this unit with seven girls. we decided to come up with a blog to talk about treatment. see we live in a residential treatment facility far far from our homes. sometimes treatment life is rough but somehow in the end we come through. we wanted to share our thoughts and insights to the world from our own creative minds. so this is a collaboration between all of us. each a different voice and perspective of the trials we face. each a different story of how we ended up here and in the end, different lessons learned. this is our story.