Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Best Self Magazine

    Rebounding From The Bottom: Recovering from Addiction By Learning To Listen

    by Daniel Wittler Mar 07, 2019 4 minutes
    Rebounding From The Bottom: Recovering from Addiction By Learning To Listen by Daniel Wittler. Photograph of a blooming flower by Perminder Klair
    Photograph by Perminder KIlair

    How an addict turned his life around by seeking, listening and opening his mind to the wisdom and advice of others.

    —

    I was 26-years-old when I hit my bottom. 

    Since the age of 18, I had been a drug addict. I then had a slow, ugly downward spiral for eight years. Sometimes it went down much faster than other times, but it was always a slow burn of life getting worse. When I try to look back at those years, I find it all to be a giant blur. I can remember certain events but can never put it in any kind of chronological order. The pain and suffering are what I remember more than anything, though; I still can’t believe I came back from

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Best Self Magazine

    Best Self Magazine4 min read
    When a Pregnancy Follows a Loss
    Estimated reading time: 6 minutes — She was a beautiful baby, with long black eyelashes and big dark lips. I will never know the sound of her coo or the color of her eyes. They never opened. My first child was born dead. Stillborn. She moved and gre
    Best Self Magazine3 min read
    How I Overcame Test Anxiety and Actionable Strategies High School Students Can Use to Ace Standardized Exams
    Estimated reading time: 5 minutes My journey from an average SAT scorer to achieving a perfect score and eventually founding Prep Expert has been both challenging and enlightening. Along this path, one of the most significant hurdles I faced was tes
    Best Self Magazine4 min read
    What’s Your Superpower? (Need a Little Inspiration? Ask a Child)
    Estimated reading time: 5 minutes — Walking along the ocean’s edge on a cool, sunny morning, I saw the sweetest thing. A little girl, about four years old, in a ruffly pink swimsuit with a matching pink bucket and shovel, was drawing on the sand. Sh

    Related Books & Audiobooks