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October 19, 2020

I Found Myself On the Other Side of the Law

Path to Lawyer Well-being

I was a public attorney who found myself on the other side of the law due to a highly-publicized drug arrest. I spent the weekend in jail before being arraigned by a clerk who was a friend, tears rolling down her cheeks. The arrest led to a drawn-out legal battle, employment issues, and the potential of losing my attorney’s license. As part of my treatment, my counselor recommended that I get in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discipline & Practice, Recovery Stories, Substance Use Tagged With: Discipline, Legal Consequences, Substance Use Disorder, Volunteer

October 12, 2020

I Thought I Was Alone

I Felt Alone

When I first contacted LCL, I thought I was alone in suffering from alcoholism. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to stop drinking. It was sometime later that I was ready to begin a treatment program. About halfway through my stay, I began to feel alone and fearful again. The prospect of revealing the lies and secrets during my heavy drinking to my clients was more than I could face. I feared my own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery Stories, Substance Use Tagged With: Alcohol Use Disorder, Isolation, Recovery Support

September 21, 2020

How a Flyer Saved My Life

How a Flyer Saved My Life

Sometime around 2000 or 2001, I received an LCL flyer. I had been through a bitterly contested divorce, had become clinically depressed, and had been seriously abusing alcohol. Although still very much in denial about the extent of my problems, something deep inside told me that I should hold onto this flyer. I put it on a shelf in my office, but I periodically and frequently peeked at it. While I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery Stories, Substance Use Tagged With: Alcohol Use Disorder, Depression, Suicide

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