175: Damaris - A Transformative Tale

From Childhood Trauma to Heroin Rock Bottom: Damaris’ Recovery Story | Rock Bottom with RyanOn 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 Secretly01:01 Show Intro Sponsor02:15 Meet Damaris Basics03:33 Violent Childhood Abuse04:52 Silence And Fear06:31 Anger Boils Over07:19 Feeling Different Growing Up09:17 No Mental Health Talk11:14 First Drinks And Lies12:13 Weed And Belonging13:24 First Meth And Psychosis16:44 Meth ADHD Calm18:43 Heroin Enters 201720:11 Heroin Hook And High22:54 Withdrawal And Hustling25:19 Hiding Addiction Publicly26:50 DUI Wake Up Call29:13 DUI Wake Up Call29:52 Facing the Real Consequences31:08 Rejecting AA and Spiraling32:21 Signs and Near Death Moments34:31 Mirror Moment and Calling Help37:58 Treatment and Surrendering Control39:35 AA Steps and God’s Humor41:35 Recovery Out Loud43:53 Faith and Early Spiritual Roots47:26 Boundaries and Peaceful New Life50:51 More Battles and Purpose52:44 Advice for Getting Honest56:10 Final Thanks and Sign Off