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Jimmy

Author: James Vincent Peckenschneider

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781463724078

“Jimmy” From stepchild and addiction to recovery. This is my story, an average kid growing up in an abusive world of foster homes, going through addiction, homelessness, jails and prison, having a rough time dealing with life itself and a heartbreaking divorce. I'm not anything special, I just want to let kids and people of all ages, to be able to relate and know that they're more of us with the same story out there. I'm writing this book, not because I have been told I should write my story, but for my own therapy, which is important to my recovery as an alcoholic and addict, as it can be for the stepchild that suffers from a life of abuse, alcoholism or drug addiction. I have been blessed with a good memory, and the knowledge of how God has been working in my life. I can remember very clearly from moment to moment, but for time and reading sake, I didn't write about every little thing that happened, but it's pretty darn close!In this book I mainly keep the focus on myself as much as possible and as I seen life through my own eyes and not others, at how my drinking progressed and how hard my life came to be, because of it; there may be an exception or so with the step parents and step sisters or brothers through out my life.I had a rough childhood, but not as bad as some kids I met and were friends with during my life, but I experienced more than enough to understand how a hurting stepchild feels. I'm honored to be able to share and hopefully touch someone's heart out there in this crazy world we live in, and grew up in, also for the ones that have a hard concept of family and are alone in life. Men, women and children alike, trying to fit in and just wanting to be happy in their lives. Asking the question's I ask myself, “why me?” how did I get the short end of the stick? Where did I go wrong, and what did I do to deserve this?I once blamed God for my misfortunes, but I know now that God has been keeping a strong caring hand on me, even when I really didn't noticed that he was guiding me along, no matter how deep and dark it became in my life. I hope you enjoy the stories of my life and you can have a sense of being there with me, maybe you had similar times and events that you experienced in the same fashion? It's not everyday you get to read about another foster kids life and how you can walk along side with the abuse, addiction and the everyday heartache of abandonment, or the sinking feeling if anybody is ever going to care about you. But, there are good times though, and there were funny episodes too, not everything in my life has been bad, and I hope that the good times in this book will cause you to find yours! Jimmy P. † © 9/12/10

Jimmy, from foster homes & addiction to recovery

Author: James Peckenschneider

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1105762815

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This my story to help others find their way out of the hurt and pain of a bad childhood. I been through it all, having been abused and neglected to the point of horrific nightmares, demons attacking me! I found alcohol and drugs to cover up the pain and fear, but only to make everything worse! It's a sad story, but it has a good ending, of how God works in people's lives and how his Mighty hand can deliver a soul from turmoil to freedom! Once you pick this book up you will not put it down until the END!

From the Depths

Author: Jimmy Colson

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781970111026

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The story of one man's quest to discover a life of purpose and meaning out of the darkness of drug addiction, abuse, crime, and living on the streets.Now a successful entrepreneur with goals for massive positive impact, Jimmy Colson is one of the most relatable people you'll ever meet and has the wisdom of a thousand thieves.The book is for anyone who has gone through Hell and wonders if there is light on the other side.

Go the Distance

Author: Jim Serger

Publisher: Advantage Media Group

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1599322854

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One family's true story of redemption and recovery In order for a relationship to hold, one must be willing to keep it strong no matter how weak it becomes. That is the power of love. But love alone does not always guarantee satisfaction. This book is about will power, and the desire to keep love afloat--it is about communication for survival, and the will power to believe in someone, even when they are not willing to believe in themselves.How far are you willing to go for a loved one? Jim Serger shares how far he and his family went to save the relationship with his father through his dad's battle with alcoholism. This is a heartfelt and personal journey; one that will resonate with anyone who has struggled to pull a loved one from the depths of addiction back into the joy of life. This book will prove to anyone that as long as there is a will, there is a way. The will is the how and the now, and it can determine the future. What is in the past is in the past. Put it behind you and focus on tomorrow. If you have ever been down in the valley, staring up at the highest mountain, and feel there is no way to the top, this book is for you. Jim Serger and his father were able to beat the odds and overcome the obstacles through sheer unconditional love, will power and faith. It can be done. Go the Distance will tell you how.

Federal Foster Care Financing

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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Addressing Addiction in the Home

Author: Jim Seckman

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781733205221

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This workbook describes how the addiction of one family member can have a significant negative impact on the entire family. In a very real sense, addiction becomes a family disease, but lasting recovery for the family is possible. However, recovery for family members does not come through trying to "fix" the addicted person, but through focusing on their own recovery. This book educates family members on the disease and recovery process for families. The questions spread throughout the material are intended to help people make connections between their experiences with their loved one's addiction and what we have seen at MARR Addiction Treatment Center in working with families since 1975. Regardless of the pain families are experiencing now, this workbook shows family members that recovery is possible, even if their loved one continues to abuse alcohol and/or drugs.

Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story

Author: D. T. Max

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-08-30

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1101601116

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The acclaimed New York Times–bestselling biography and “emotionally detailed portrait of the artist as a young man” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) In the first biography of the iconic David Foster Wallace, D.T. Max paints the portrait of a man, self-conscious, obsessive and struggling to find meaning. If Wallace was right when he declared he was “frightfully and thoroughly conventional,” it is only because over the course of his short life and stunning career, he wrestled intimately and relentlessly with the fundamental anxiety of being human. In his characteristic lucid and quick-witted style, Max untangles Wallace’s anxious sense of self, his volatile and sometimes abusive connection with women, and above all, his fraught relationship with fiction as he emerges with his masterpiece Infinite Jest. Written with the cooperation of Wallace’s family and friends and with access to hundreds of unpublished letters, manuscripts and journals, this captivating biography unveils the life of the profoundly complicated man who gave voice to what we thought we could not say.

Healing the Addicted Brain

Author: Harold Urschel

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 140222382X

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New York Times Bestseller! "New, scientifically-based approaches that recognize the biological basis of addiction have brought major advances in the treatment of addiction. Dr. Urschel is at the forefront of this treatment paradigm." Dr. Larry Hanselka, Psychologist The Proven Scientific Approach to Conquering Addiction and Defeating the Disease Healing the Addicted Brain is a breakthrough work that focuses on treating drug and alcohol addiction as a biological disease—based on the Recovery Science program that has helped thousands of patients defeat their addictions over the past 10 years. It combines the best behavioral addiction treatments with the latest scientific research into brain functions, providing tools and strategies designed to overcome the biological factors that cause addictive behavior along with proven treatments and medications. Using this scientific approach, you will learn to conquer the physical factors that keep people tied to drug and alcohol addiction. The proven fact is addiction is not a moral failing or an issue of not having enough willpower. It is a disease of the brain that can and must be treated like other chronic medical illnesses —such as diabetes, hypertension, or asthma—in order to defeat the disease. This revolutionary program can triple the success rate of patients, from 20-30% to 90% There Is Hope. By understanding addiction and using 21st-century breakthroughs, for the first time drug and alcohol addiction can be, and will be, defeated.

Tough Love

Author: Peter Lyndon-James

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780646966700

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Tough Love will equip you and your family to successfully handle a person on drugs. While primarily focused on meth, the principles in Tough Love apply to all addictions.

It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings

Author: Jimmy Halloran

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-04-10

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9781544838090

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This is a memoir about drug addiction. Jimmy Halloran tells his version from a very young age, which gives the reader a sense of how early experiences and circumstances can be factors leading to addiction. He writes about what it was like being addicted to drugs and the daily insane activities of dope-fiend behavior. Jimmy talks about hitting rock bottom and kicking his habit, and discusses rebounding and the determination required in the battle to recover his life and his sanity. Further, he offers an insider's behind-the-scenes view of the activities that took place during treatment in a therapeutic treatment facility. Having survived his addiction, Jimmy provides thought-provoking observations about life and vignettes from his experiences of living a drug-free, clean life. Jimmy wrote this book to show that it is possible for those addicted to narcotic drugs to overcome their problems and start living a normal life. His lifestyle of a hard-core drug addict for many years was torturous and he makes it clear that he easily understands why those who find themselves in the same painful predicament would want to cut their lives short and simply end it all by overdosing. Jimmy believes that life is short enough as it is without rushing death. Just being alive is in itself nothing short of a miracle that we too often take for granted. He offers the inspiring message that life is precious and that sometimes we need a wake-up call to realize it. For some, that call can come when they feel trapped in an addiction with seemingly no way out. Suddenly something unexpected may come along, like an opportunity for change and relief. Jimmy's hope is that, for some reading this, it will be their way out.