I Was Doing Coca!ne Every Day For 3 Years & Had A Seizure At My Desk....and I Kept Using
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From the outside Gregg looked like he had it handled — a family, a career, a wife he'd known since middle school. Underneath it he was doing coca!ne every single day, and had been for years. He'll tell you he never fit the picture of what people imagine an addict looks like. He wasn't running around wired; coca!ne actually quieted the chaos in his head, turned down the noise, and let him not feel. And once he started, he couldn't stop.
For about two and a half to three years he used daily, isolating, trying to solve the problem himself without ever saying it out loud to another person. His marriage was going south, his self-worth was gone, and he'd gotten to the point where he couldn't even look at himself in the mirror to shave. Then, in the middle of a run, he had a seizure and woke up on the floor, ending up in the hospital. And even that didn't stop him — he kept using for days afterward.
His actual bottom came quietly, sitting on his son's Little League bench, unable to keep his eyes open, thinking to himself what a piece of garbage he'd become. A few days later, something a podcast host said cut through: you can't start to fix the problem until you say it out loud to someone else. Gregg picked up the phone, called a friend who's now his sponsor, and for the first time felt the weight lift. That friend told him to go to treatment. He put up a fight for about thirty seconds — and then he went.
Now 1 year sober, Gregg has his marriage, his kids, and himself back — and he's learned that the drugs were never really the problem. They were his broken solution to a life he didn't know how to live.
This one is for the high-functioning addict who looks fine on the outside and is quietly falling apart.
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction or mental health, you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out to my partners at Compassion Behavioral Health. They offer individualized care and a full continuum of treatment.
Call or Text: 844-443-5669
Visit: https: https://compassionbehavioralhealth.co...
CBH Youtube channel: @cbhrehab
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00:00 A seizure on the floor
00:39 One year sober & the goal of helping one person
02:34 Using cocaine to quiet the chaos in his head
03:24 Rock bottom & the Little League bench
04:44 The three-year daily run & isolation
05:30 The seizure — and using again days afterward
06:18 The podcast line that changed everything
07:04 Calling his sponsor & being told to go to treatment
09:19 Saying yes to rehab despite a full life
13:21 Long Island, his parents' divorce & sports
15:32 First drink sophomore year & drinking to black out
17:15 College, flunking out & transferring to Miami
20:00 Graduating & falling in love with the car business
24:12 Excelling at work while struggling with life
25:26 Coke as the thing that turned down the noise
28:14 Guilt, shame & the wife who saved his life
33:07 Treatment in Pennsylvania & getting home
35:34 The night he almost relapsed & prayed through it
39:31 Why things get worse before they get better
56:12 What the steps taught him about fear & resentment
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I still find it unbelievable how many different ways affects us and those around us but of course while we're in active addiction we don't give a shit about anything but when we're next getting our hands on our poison
Congratulations on your sobriety Gregg, keep going, you should be very proud of yourself!!!
Thank you to my hero Kevin for posting!!! You're the best !!!❤xxx
Eating with hunger and sleeping with tireness has no price
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."~James 4:7~
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ~Psalm 46~
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes ~Ephesians 6:10-11
I Was Doing Coca!ne Every Day For 3 Years & Had A Seizure At My Desk....and I Kept Using
Rise Above with Kevin Lanning
14,299 views
From the outside Gregg looked like he had it handled — a family, a career, a wife he'd known since middle school. Underneath it he was doing coca!ne every single day, and had been for years. He'll tell you he never fit the picture of what people imagine an addict looks like. He wasn't running around wired; coca!ne actually quieted the chaos in his head, turned down the noise, and let him not feel. And once he started, he couldn't stop.
For about two and a half to three years he used daily, isolating, trying to solve the problem himself without ever saying it out loud to another person. His marriage was going south, his self-worth was gone, and he'd gotten to the point where he couldn't even look at himself in the mirror to shave. Then, in the middle of a run, he had a seizure and woke up on the floor, ending up in the hospital. And even that didn't stop him — he kept using for days afterward.
His actual bottom came quietly, sitting on his son's Little League bench, unable to keep his eyes open, thinking to himself what a piece of garbage he'd become. A few days later, something a podcast host said cut through: you can't start to fix the problem until you say it out loud to someone else. Gregg picked up the phone, called a friend who's now his sponsor, and for the first time felt the weight lift. That friend told him to go to treatment. He put up a fight for about thirty seconds — and then he went.
Now 1 year sober, Gregg has his marriage, his kids, and himself back — and he's learned that the drugs were never really the problem. They were his broken solution to a life he didn't know how to live.
This one is for the high-functioning addict who looks fine on the outside and is quietly falling apart.
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction or mental health, you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out to my partners at Compassion Behavioral Health. They offer individualized care and a full continuum of treatment.
Call or Text: 844-443-5669
Visit: https: https://compassionbehavioralhealth.co...
CBH Youtube channel: @cbhrehab
#RiseAbove #CocaineAddiction #1YearSober #RecoveryIsPossible #AddictionRecovery #SoberLife #HighFunctioningAddict #SobrietyJourney #MentalHealth #FatherhoodInRecovery #FromRockBottom #SoberDad #RiseAbovePodcast #KevinLanning #GreggHayim #SelfWorth #CocaineRecovery #OneDayAtATime #NewYorkRecovery #OneMoreThing
00:00 A seizure on the floor
00:39 One year sober & the goal of helping one person
02:34 Using cocaine to quiet the chaos in his head
03:24 Rock bottom & the Little League bench
04:44 The three-year daily run & isolation
05:30 The seizure — and using again days afterward
06:18 The podcast line that changed everything
07:04 Calling his sponsor & being told to go to treatment
09:19 Saying yes to rehab despite a full life
13:21 Long Island, his parents' divorce & sports
15:32 First drink sophomore year & drinking to black out
17:15 College, flunking out & transferring to Miami
20:00 Graduating & falling in love with the car business
24:12 Excelling at work while struggling with life
25:26 Coke as the thing that turned down the noise
28:14 Guilt, shame & the wife who saved his life
33:07 Treatment in Pennsylvania & getting home
35:34 The night he almost relapsed & prayed through it
39:31 Why things get worse before they get better
56:12 What the steps taught him about fear & resentment
👉Instagram: Instagram: riseabovewithkevin
👉 TikTok: TikTok: rawithk
👉 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/riseabovewithk
✅ For Business Inquiries: riseabovewithk@gmail.com
================================
For Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:
📩 Email: riseabovewithk@gmail.com
🔔 Hit that subscribe button for more exclusive, insightful, and inspiring videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Riseabovepod...
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#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #corecore #motivation #addictionrecovery #inspiration #selflove #selfhelp #loveyourself
Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred by you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information we provide at your own risk. Do your research.
Copyright Notice: This video and our YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Rise Above with Kevin Lanning. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to our YouTube channel is provided.
© Rise Above with Kevin Lanning