Narconon Arrowhead Journal – Growing Stronger
Recovery involves a process of gradual improvements, self-discovery, and step-by-step accomplishments. Here are some of the successes from our current students who are on that path:
The New Life Detox (sauna program):
“It was hard, difficult, but empowering and rewarding! To not just feel good but to be finally renewed in body, mind, and spirit. It was a moment of clarity in my life that I so desperately needed. For 20 years, I have been lost in a three-tree forest, and now I am free from such a simple self-imposed prison! Thank you, Narconon, and thank you to me for allowing the process and accepting for once the gift that life will now bring me!”
—C.L., Narconon Arrowhead Student
“Throughout the program, I experienced a lot of ups and downs. In the beginning, I was skeptical. However, by the end, I was a firm believer that there was a method to the madness. I feel renewed and certain that my health and wellness have been elevated. From sharper vision to clearer skin, I am renewed. But it doesn’t stop there. My mental clarity is at a level it hasn’t been in a long time. Finally, I can say that I am mentally and physically in a place where I can begin to believe in a life without drugs and alcohol.”
—I.M., Narconon Arrowhead Student
Objectives:
“Before I came here, I was really stuck in the past. Objectives helped pull me out. I am finally living life in the moment and released from past guilt and shame, which had such an effect on me and my using. I can now take accountability for it, I can now make decisions on my own accord and change what I hold in the future. My outlook on life has returned with a much more optimistic view. I am no longer worried about the past or what the future has in store for me. My anxiety has been completely absent, something that I never thought possible. I have also finally taken control of my own life and my own personal decisions, which has finally brought me into an adult life, AKA adulting. My core values have returned of beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, advocacy, self-love, to name a few. They are now stronger than ever. I now understand the bigger picture from all of my joys, trials, tribulations, that have led me to this exact moment! Now treating every moment not like the last but also as if it were my last. How much differently I would talk to myself, others, and those whom I cherish and love. The gift of life has become such a beautiful thing. Life to me used to be only pain, despair, sorrow, and guilt. Every step in this process has just built upon the previous step. It is amazing to see, feel, and understand those fundamental necessities to grasp life in its ever-so-present precious moment. Now I have such strength to continue and grow stronger, leading me to continue on this path. All of these things I would not have realized or thought possible without this amazing program and the process of Objectives.”
—K.D., Narconon Arrowhead Student
Life Skills Courses:
“Completing the Overcoming Ups and Downs in Life course has made me realize that I have spent the majority of my life around people that don’t have my best interest in mind. It has also made me realize that I have a lot of people around me that love me and want me to do better. I have come to terms with things in life—that I can change and better myself. It has made me have a new sense of direction, and suddenly, the path that I want to take in life is clear. I am no longer at a crossroads, and the path that I am choosing to take is clear and free of obstacles. I am drug-free for the first time in a long time, but that’s only half the battle. Staying sober is going to be easier because of the Overcoming Ups and Downs in Life course, and suddenly, it seems a lot easier to be the person that I truly am and not the person I became. Being aware of the people around me and getting away from the bad and closer to the good is awesome. For the first time in my life, I know that I’m going to be alright.”
—A.M., Narconon Arrowhead Student
