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A Turning Point in My Life
The Turning Point of My Life
I had to hit rock bottom to realize that I was on a
dangerous road. I was going clubbing a few times a week. I
started socializing with the wrong crowd. To top it off, I
was introduced to drugs. My life was spiraling out of
control. When I first started to hit the nightclubs, it was
exciting. The nightlife in South Beach almost felt like a
whole different world. In the beginning, I would maybe go a
few times a month like any normal young adult, but that
quickly changed. I fell in love with the nightlife in South
Beach; I went from going out occasionally to going out
almost every night. I would go to Mansion, Dream, and
Cameo. My personal favorite was LIV, on Sundays. Nikki
beach had the most delicious mojitos. Every club was
within my reach; there wasn’t a club I couldn’t get in to. I
was introduced to a lot of high-end promoters. At this point,
everything was at my fingertips. VIP was an everyday
thing; I was partying with celebrities and high-end
businessmen. I got so wrapped up in this life style; I started
to abuse drugs and alcohol so I could keep myself going
each night. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd but my
life was so foggy, I couldn’t see or think straight half of the
time. My life was beginning to spiral out of control.
I completely lost myself within a few months. I changed
into this sad, depressed party animal with no self-control.
My family abandoned me; the people I once called friends
turned their backs on me. I was alone. I guess I had to lose
everything to find myself again. I stepped into a world that I
once called a dream lifestyle. In reality, I was walking in a
dangerous path, from socializing with the wrong crowd, to
picking up a drug habit, “All in the name of "a good time."
At this point, I needed to escape. I needed a way out so I
made the best choose for myself; I moved out of South
Beach. I changed my number so I wouldn’t have any
contact with the so-called friends I once knew. Most
importantly, I asked my father for forgiveness. I finally got