175: Damaris - A Transformative Tale

From Childhood Trauma to Heroin Rock Bottom: Damaris’ Recovery Story | Rock Bottom with Ryan

 

On Rock Bottom with Ryan, Damaris shares her sobriety date (3/13/19) and a journey marked by childhood abuse, feeling different and unheard in a Hispanic household, and early substance use that escalated from alcohol and marijuana to meth and many other drugs, with heroin ultimately bringing her to her knees. She describes meth’s calming effect due to ADHD, severe heroin dependence, seven overdoses, hiding her addiction, and a 2017 DUI, followed by failed attempts to detox alone. After a humiliating comment from a fire chief and a pivotal moment of surrender, she entered treatment, embraced AA, boundaries, therapy, and faith, and found peace in sobriety. Now married, living in Arizona, and recovering out loud, she urges honesty, willingness, and seeking help.

 

00:00 Protecting Mom Secretly 01:01 Show Intro Sponsor 02:15 Meet Damaris Basics 03:33 Violent Childhood Abuse 04:52 Silence And Fear 06:31 Anger Boils Over 07:19 Feeling Different Growing Up 09:17 No Mental Health Talk 11:14 First Drinks And Lies 12:13 Weed And Belonging 13:24 First Meth And Psychosis 16:44 Meth ADHD Calm 18:43 Heroin Enters 2017 20:11 Heroin Hook And High 22:54 Withdrawal And Hustling 25:19 Hiding Addiction Publicly 26:50 DUI Wake Up Call 29:13 DUI Wake Up Call 29:52 Facing the Real Consequences 31:08 Rejecting AA and Spiraling 32:21 Signs and Near Death Moments 34:31 Mirror Moment and Calling Help 37:58 Treatment and Surrendering Control 39:35 AA Steps and God’s Humor 41:35 Recovery Out Loud 43:53 Faith and Early Spiritual Roots 47:26 Boundaries and Peaceful New Life 50:51 More Battles and Purpose 52:44 Advice for Getting Honest 56:10 Final Thanks and Sign Off