Hi my name is Jonathan and I’m am alcoholic and an addict.

Last night I had my last drink and this morning I smoked my last cigarette.

Yesterday I attended my first AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting. I’ve been working the AA/NA 12 Steps for about one month now and have found myself a sponsor/mentor.

Today I dedicate to a life of sobriety and being clean and healthy.

I’m now in my 42nd year. I’ve been in therapy since the age of 18 – it’s been a long road.

A goal of mine is to become famous artist and qualified psychologist as well as an writer – a household name. I’ve been a published writer since the Paris Attacks of November 2015.

I’m a diagnosed schizophrenic and depressive. I’m also obsessive-compulsive. I have been medicated for mental health problems for 15 years and I haven’t been hospitalized since December 2019. I spent my thirties in and out of hospital – so much water under the bridge. I’ve also been single since President Barack Obama’s first election victory in November 2008.

I’m a Canadian-Zimbabwean who was born in Calgary and has grown up and live in Africa.

I wouldn’t be here were it not for the enduring love, kindness and support of family, friends and even strangers who have stuck with me when no-one would.

At school I played the piano and I still have an avid interest in music and want to learn to sing.

As much as I still enjoy getting high (cannabis), for someone with my addictive tendencies and dependency issues I’ve come to realise it’s just not worth the risks that comes with a drug habit. Also I know, and now admit to, my alcohol problem.

I’ve put together this library of addiction recovery and 12 Step books so that everyone has access to them, in the meanwhile I have plenty of reading to do and now have many options for my own recovery where before my prospects and life looked hopeless.

Good luck with your own recovery journey and remember that all you need to do is to show up and make he life-changing decision to follow the 12 Steps and get clean.

Love jn 💕