My Visual Impairment Led to Low Self-Esteem, Which Led to Substance Use | Charlie Collins

Charlie's self-esteem began to unravel when he was diagnosed with a rare eye disorder in third grade. He would never fly in a jet fighter as he had imagined. He'd never race a car and see the checkered flag wave. He couldn't go to college because he wasn't smart enough. At least, that's what his teachers said. Only an unusually cruel God would destroy a little boy's dreams by making him defective. It was the only plausible explanation, and it was a crushing blow. Why should he care about himself if God doesn't care about him? And so Charlie's descent into a world of negative self-talk and, eventually, addiction began. A self-destructive spiral that would see him avoid death twice as he marched to the brink of suicide. ----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters Podcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery