Table of Contents

What’s this book all about then?
Preface
My background
Where I am now
Why I am writing this book? “We’re on a mission from God”
What makes you so special?
Personal Disclaimer

It’s not About Me!
Part 1. ADDICTION – the early years
“So the Story goes a little like this…”

Growing up – Daydreaming my life away
First drink, First Kiss – First Drunk, First Vomit
Secondary School: a babysitting service
Bullying behaviours – early addictive signs
Sixteen and out in the world
Student Politics and Poll Tax Rioting
Spiral Tribe – Ravers take more drugs
Absolute BEDLAM

Part 2. ADDICTION – the later years
“My Self-imposed exile”

Amsterdam, Berlin, Amsterdam, Milano, Amsterdam, Paris, Amsterdam, etc
The Benz Box Truck and the Russian Army
Technivals
Playa La Malvarrosa: Where LSD broke the elastic band
C.C.C.C.C.Co-caine
Montpellier Alcoholic
D.J.Nerate: Sex and Drugs and Techno Music
More about Les Nomads
Criss-Crossing Western Europe
Border Crossings: caught with my pants down
From Heroin Chic to Caribbean Crackhead
France, with a broken heart
Scrumping
Needlework
Washing up and serving up

Part 3. ADDICTION – The Dying Years
“Being the person I never wanted to be”

Death of a DJ
Run away!! Run away!!
Family ties
A very grey looking London
Seeking the Dalai Lama
Trying to get clean
Dying days
“Dear God…”
Insanity
What happened next was out of my hands
The Surrender

Part 4. RECOVERY – Rehab & The Early Years
“and…breathe”

Sleep please
Abstinence? Seems a bit extreme!
Powerless
Unmanageability – the longest word in my vocabulary
A brief explanation of Recovery
A little history lesson
Truly an Addict
Recovery through osmosis
12-Steps explained (the personal version)
WOW!!

Part 5. RECOVERY – Onwards & Upwards
“Life's in session and I'm showing up”

Work: re-joining society
Recovered
It’s not about me
Bubble-gum Spirituality, part 1
Employed and Employing
From Nicotine to Sugar – the difference between obsession and compulsion
Bubble-gum Spirituality, part 2
Falling in love
Fellowship, in sickness and in health
Stopping and staying stopped
Healing the whole self
Mount Kilimanjaro
God’s in charge
To the families: tough love
Crossing over the bridge to normal living AKA Life’s in session and I’m showing up
My Mission Statement explained
Have I mentioned that it is not actually about me?
My Promise
My Guarantee
Final Reflections on the journey so far

Epilogue: A final word from Ian

Afterword: The 12-step Programme (Formal explanation)

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About the Author

Ian Young has successfully touched the lives of thousands of addicted people and their families, showing them a new way to live and encouraging them to rebuild their lives without their destructive patterns or influences once and for all.Ian is the founder of two large rehabilitation facilities still operating within the European Treatment Industry and currently runs Sober Services ltd; another of his dynamic and influential business within the addiction treatment industry. But it wasn’t always like that…Early 2001, aged 29, after 13 years of chronic drug addiction, alcoholism, homelessness and unemployment, Ian discovered a permanent way out of his debilitating lifestyle, and through hard work built himself a world filled with the riches and royalties that life really does has to offer – addiction free. Ian is a multiple business owner, including Senior Director of the popular LivingBig – an `On and Offline’ network and training academy for Coaches and Mentors. Ian is both honoured and proud to be one of 35 founding members of the Association of Transformation Leaders, Europe, qualification for membership of which involves positively affecting the lives of over 6000 people.Ian is a homeowner living in a quiet part of Northern Hertfordshire with his wife, two dogs, two cats and a horse. Ian’s personal mission is to co-create harmony through laughter and love, and to help others improve the quality of their lives.