6 Years Ago: Worse than Myra Hindley? Heroin and Truth.
Wednesday 15th October 2014 On the train returning from seeing a client in Reading. We stayed in a luxury suite at The Great Western Railway Hotel in Reading centre. The […]
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7 Years Ago: Sex Work Scare and Spiritual Recovery.
I’m continuing to review journals as I work on completing my memoir, the suggestions and advice of my editor has been incredibly valuable and I’m slowly working through it and […]
8 Years Ago: Birthday Dog, Spiritual High from the Junkie Journals.
I woke abruptly and my first thought was that it was Charlie’s thirteenth birthday. I immediately felt brighter than the last few weeks which had all been a shade of […]
9 Years Ago: Sudden Truths and the Killer in Me.
Sunday 9th October 2011 Early morning at Kipling Terrace, I am tired but didn’t want to miss out on the peace and calm of the morning, I enjoy my thinking […]
4 Years Ago: Writing to Heal
I was so excited this morning to wake and know that I had a whole day to spend at home alone. I stood for ages watching the birds in the […]
5 Years Ago: For My Recovery Worker.
This is a bittersweet journal entry to review as I discovered that the person who was key to my recovery from opiate dependency and addiction has recently passed away. I’m […]
6 Years Ago: Preparing for Sex Abuse Trial
I’m still in this strange emotional void and my depression feels heavy and burdensome. When I feel like this I’m tempted to stay inside and avoid all contact with others, […]
8 Years Ago: If Things Were Different
It’s very odd not writing everyday after a solid six months of daily output in some form or another. I accepted it as necessary as I was starting work in […]
10 Years Ago: The Road to Addiction
I’m hesitant about writing this journal entry, as with other entries I worry that those people involved may take offence or I may cause them confusion or doubt. My journals […]
11 Years Ago: Breaking Down and Letting Go
Eleven years ago I was in the process of breaking down, my mums death in February 2009 had released previously repressed trauma and I was struggling to come to terms […]
