Addictionrecovery Stories

Ray is eighteen, a trans boy, and addicted to alcohol. He checks into rehab hoping to find some kind of control over his life. He has a girlfriend and thinks he knows who he is straight, loyal, and trying to survive. Then he meets Phil, twenty-eight, addicted to Xanax, sarcastic, charming... and utterly confusing. Phil flirts, teases, and slowly breaks down the walls Ray has built around his heart. Ray fights it, tries to do the right thing, but the pull is irresistible. As they grow closer, boundaries blur, feelings intensify, and secrets multiply. Ray struggles with guilt, sobriety, and identity, while Phil battles his own demons. Their slow-burning connection becomes impossible to ignore but love, desire, and tragedy don't play fair. This story is inspired by my own experiences. content warning ‼️ addiction, self harm, trauma, pregnancy as a trans male and abortion, dysphoria, boundary violations, toxic romance

Prequel to Barbed Wire Psalms Carousel of Destruction is a series of raw, confessional poems about the cycles we swear we're done with... until they pull us back in. Addiction. Relapse. Temptation. Memory. Survival. Every piece is a snapshot of the spin- the chaos, the crash, and the climb back out. These aren't pretty stories. They're the ones you feel in your ribs. - Left The Circle I - The Pullback II - Downward Spiral III https://www.patreon.com/posts/barbed-wire-144840033?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

There's a moment in recovery when everything goes quiet- your hands steady, the floor stops tilting, and the reflection in the mirror finally looks survivable again. That's when the past pulls hardest. "The Pullback" is a haunting look into the gravity of relapse temptation- friends who didn't make it, memories that won't let go, and the dangerous comfort of the life you walked away from. A brutally honest entry in Barbed Wire Psalms about resisting the orbit of addiction and choosing life, even when the pull feels impossible to escape.

Discover the profound connection between Eros and the mystical. Explore practices, philosophies, and personal stories that illuminate the path to deeper self-understanding, richer relationships, and transformative experiences. Join us as we delve into the power of mystical states and their role in personal growth and well-being.

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Cracks in the universe are nothing compared to the strength of their love. In a fractured galaxy where souls can be stolen and bodies hollowed into obedient shells, a haunted Prince named Keahi Parr carries the power to destroy the universe-or rebuild it. Branded by the Imperium and bound to an unstable force called the Maelstrom, Keahi is imprisoned until a soul-marked dancer named Vorca risks everything to set him free. Together, they begin restoring the minds of those lost to shelling, uncovering ancient spiritual technologies and buried memories that hint at something far worse-an exiled god-queen Empress rising through stolen souls and a paradise built from pain. As trust fractures and forgotten bonds resurface, Keahi must confront the truth of who he is, what he's done, and whether he was ever meant to survive. Sky is a science-fantasy epic of psychic warfare, soul-deep love, and what it means to rebuild after devastation.

Some scars never fade. Some flames never die. Fifteen years of wreckage trailed behind her like smoke. Addiction had been her comfort. Drugs, porn, masturbation-whatever numbed the ache. Even theft became a thrill, a distraction from the gaping hollowness she couldn't name. Jemima had tried to anchor her. Loyal. Fierce. A friend who prayed through every relapse and held her hair through every overdose. And then there was her mother-devout, unyielding, burning with a fire that felt more like judgment than grace. But she hadn't always been alone. Somewhere along the way, love had slipped into her story. A man with kind eyes and broken dreams of his own. For a while, they'd been each other's shelter-until their cracks split them apart. She hadn't meant to find salvation. Not in the second man. Not in God. But both came uninvited-one holding her trembling wrists in the rain, the other crashing into her soul like lightning. Now, here she sat. In the same church that once condemned her. The same pulpit that echoed shame now pulsed with something else-mercy, maybe. Redemption, if she dared believe it. But behind her closed eyes, the past still whispered.

Six months sober, Ayla sits by the window, coffee in hand, facing the quiet battles no one else sees. Every day is a test-a step forward, no matter how small. Steps Forward is a reflective, soul-deep story about rebuilding, self-worth, and finding strength in the quiet effort of choosing to heal, one day at a time.

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Every family has a story. Ours just happened to unravel at the funeral. One mother's truth. One son's disbelief. One sentence that tore through silence: "Paul was an asshole." Family Façade cracks open the polite rituals of grief and exposes the raw, unfiltered honesty hiding beneath "thoughts and prayers." A follow-up to Happy House - this poem stares straight into the mess we inherit, the laughter that leaks through pain, and the sacred chaos of finally telling the truth. - From the collection "Barbed Wire Psalms" (part 6 of 8) by Christopher Paul Putnam (CP²)

Falling in love, healing.

This story explores how personal trauma, family expectations, addiction, and emotional isolation shape a young person's identity-and how, through self-reflection and emotional honesty, they begin to reclaim purpose, even in the aftermath of destruction.

How I navigated through the wreckage of my past addiction and found hope through recovery.

"She was the voice of a generation-until the silence swallowed her." Anavaeh Zataia Khoza was once a teenage gospel sensation from Soweto. Now, she's 25, a global pop star spiraling through drugs, heartbreak, and media chaos in London. Haunted by the scars of her past, torn between two lovers, and bound by the memory of a mother she barely got to grieve, Vaeh's music has gone quiet-and so has her spirit. But when the ghosts of home, fame and past trauma come calling, she must decide if she'll finally face her truth... or let the music die for good. A raw and powerful journey of fame, trauma, intimacy, and healing. 🌍 South African x Nigerian rep | 🎶 Music + Mental Health | ❤️‍🔥 Queer Love | 🧿 African Spirituality | 📉 Downfall-to-Redemption

He was reckless - smoking, drinking, breaking hearts just to feel something. I was calm. Guarded. Still learning how to breathe after loving the wrong person. We weren't supposed to mean anything to each other. But then he started to change - not because I asked him to. He just did. Everyone saw it. Everyone knew. Except us. His last tattoo was my first. And now, all I have left is the version of him that only I got to see.

Leaving the drinkers was the first brutal step, not towards healing, not towards clarity, but toward staying alive long enough to have a chance. This is the opening piece of *Carousel of Destruction*, a prequel cycle to *Barbed Wire Psalms* about the gravity of addiction, the people who kept spinning, and the moment you stepped off the ride.

We share stories in rooms without doors. The world outside doesn't understand - how a word, a memory, or a drink can undo years of healing. This one's for the quiet ones, the coffee drinkers, the night watchers. A short story about addiction, recovery, and the strange comfort of the fellowship that never truly ends. - from the collection Barbed Wire Psalms (Part 4 of 8) by Christopher Paul Putnam (CP²)

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Forgiveness built on rubble. "From my ongoing collection, Barbed Wire Psalms." The image of growing up from the outside was just a little different from what others saw. "Family Facade" to follow. - from the collection Barbed Wire Psalms (Part 5 of 8) by Christopher Paul Putnam (CP²)