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FINALLY!!!!!!
I am excited to announce that after over a year and a half of trying to land the job I love I have finally managed to do so. I attend school as a psychology major and will be getting my associates in justice studies. I have obtained a job in a residential setting for youths/adolescents, not only for addiction treatment but also the treatment for psychiatric mental disorders. It doesn't pay much but everyone has to start somewhere right? I hope I'm not jinxing myself (knocking on wood) but I'm extremely excited about this opportunity and thought I'd share. For those of you that was there when I lost my job in June of last year and told me not to give up hope, thank you-I never did.
And although I'm ridiculously behind on my rent and all my other bills I have to say it was worth it. I'd rather wake up and be excited about going to work, as opposed to waking up and my first thought being,"D^mn, I have to work today."
I used to cut myself in 7th grade. I became a drug addict for 10 years and with the help of my now ex-boyfriend, I got my life together. I've been able to accomplish things that if you would have asked me then where I see myself in 5 years I would have told you dead.
Thank you, to everyone that supported me and told me things would work out. It means a great deal to me. I have fought hard to try and live a functional life and feel it's finally paying off. I also managed to get a volunteer opportunity at a shelter for victims of domestic violence. It's a good feeling to know that while we are not all "friends" in the "normal" sense I have support. Thank you all so, so much.
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