_"I NEED HELP"

      These are words are rarely spoken in an addict's or alcoholic's life. 


They come from the darkest place imaginable.  Asking for help doesn't admit surrender or defeat.  It is what it is... you simply need help.  You know that you alone can't beat this. 


This is it - the "jumping off" point - the result of the disintegration of the soul.  The point where your body has no fight left.  This is the moment of the game where there are no more plays.  No more outs.  No more options.  This is the place where every addict and alcoholic eventually gets to.  The thought of living our lives in a "normal" way is unthinkable - more unthinkable than continuing on the path we are on. 


So when we ask for help, it doesn't come from a place of fear... it doesn't come from a place of sadness.  It comes from the core of our soul.  The core of our being that was once full of life... but has now become cold.  The place where nothing lives anymore except the truth. 



The truth now... as you enter treatment... to get help... is simply this:  If you do not allow this help to work - you will most certainly die from your disease of addiction.  This isn't fun anymore.  The fun elements of using and drinking are long gone.  This is a process that has been proven over and over again to save lives.  Please, embrace the process, learn about your affliction... and begin a new life.  The path in front of you is full of hopes and dreams that your mind has not even conceived yet. 


Please join us in the fight to save your life.


With all my love,


Michael James McKelvey, C.E.O., Peak Addiction Recovery Center