Damian Bloss

I was in active addiction for 20 years. I didn’t have what society would deem the makeup of having substance abuse issues (i.e. I didn’t look like it, I didn’t lose anything, my family history didn’t consist of substance abuse, etc.) until I lost what is most important…. I lost myself.

My self destruction started with the loss of a close family member who died by suicide and I’m the only one who knew he had this thought. I carried that guilt for 20 years suppressing it with alcohol until I had to do something about it. I am now 5 years sober, having gone to rehab and continuously working on my character defects. I have since wrote a book, I have a partnership with my local detention center mentoring inmates who have substance abuse charges and/or issues, speaking engagements at local rehabs, and started my own mental health and addiction group at my church