Putting your story into words can be a frightning and daunting task. It is a huge step and one that should not be taken lightly wether you are submitting it or not.

You may consider speaking with your therapist or physcian before you take this step. This is not professional medical advise. Merely ideas.

Here are some suggestions that may help you if you are ready.

Write about how your addiction started. Gradual? Overnight? A triggering event?

Write about life experiences that may have fueled your addiction

Write about family history of addiction or mental illness

Write about your use, patterns if any, behaviors

Write about recovery, recovery attempts, relapse, success

Write about how your experience effected you physically, mentally, spiritually

Write about the impact on your family

Write about legal experiences

Write about dreams, hopes, wishes

Write about traumas

Write about turning points

Write about what you like about yourself, what you don't like about yourself

Write about what you want out of life

Write why you think your story may help just one woman or many

 Write about the people in your life that believed in you or turned away

 Write freely and don't worry about style, rules, language.........there is no grade in life

Writting your story may trigger certain things for you. Speaking with your physcian or support group should be considered before proceeding.

 These are just some suggestions that may help you to put your story into words and are NOT guidelines.

 It is your story and yours alone. No matter how many may share experiences,

this story belongs to you