Empower Karen Jordan's Path to Recovery and Success

My name is Karen Jordan. I have been an addict for 19 years. My addiction started with opiates prescribed to me by my doctor for a back injury while doing EMS transports. I was prescribed Percocet, and when the Percocet no longer worked, I moved on to cocaine, then crack, then heroin, then methamphetamine, and fentanyl. On July 2nd, 2025, I found myself walking down the road in the middle of the afternoon, feeling like I had nobody in the world. I thought everyone was after me! I tried rehabilitation centers several times, but I wasn't ready. I thought I could handle drugs on my own! Every path that I took led to jails, institutions, and death! To make a very long story short, I finally admitted to myself that I was powerless over the drugs that I was putting into my body! They controlled me. Every decision I made and everything that I did was based around buying, selling, and using drugs! I literally crawled up to a church, beat on the door, and begged God to open it for me. I hated myself. I hid in the corners of dark rooms where nobody could see me change my clothes because I was 100 lbs. I was afraid to shower because I thought people were looking at me in the bathroom! I heard people laugh, I heard people making fun of me.

I recently lost the only dad I ever knew. I was afraid to go to his celebration of life because I didn't want anybody to see the sores on my body! It was bad! I finally decided to take charge of my own life and I started researching rehabilitation centers. I got all my insurance information together, I contacted rehabs, I did all the work, and I had some true friends help me get here. All my food is paid for and the house I stay in is paid for.

I have short-term goals and long-term goals! My family has a rather large piece of property and it used to be an old farm. My long-term goal is to turn it into a TINY TREEHOUSE AIR BNB. It has a creek that runs through it and I intend to widen the creek and put in a lazy river! That's far down the road. I realize that as long as I'm using drugs, nobody takes me seriously as a businesswoman! I never want to be laughed at again!

With God, all things are possible!

My short-term goals are first my sobriety. I only live one day at a time now. I have a sponsor and I'm beginning to work my steps! My toiletries, clothing, and leisure funds are not paid for.

Many times I have said, "I am ready, I have hit rock bottom!" The truth is, I wasn't ready! I know where the bottom is now because the bottom is feeling like you have no one and you have no hope, walking into the sunset thinking that's going to be your last day! That's the bottom! When you feel like you have nobody to call (that's not sick of your shit) and nowhere left to go that you feel safe, you realize if you use again it WILL be your last time!

I quit using drugs on my own and signed myself into a rehab!

I want a new way of life and I intend to make it happen!

I'm reaching out to anyone who has been in this situation for help because financially I don't have anyone right now.

I started this journey on July 26th, 2025. When I got here, I was 116 lbs. Today, I went for blood work and I'm 128 lbs! God is so good!

My short-term goals are to commit to a 90-day program after I finish the 30-day program and work in recovery.

I just enrolled at Regent University online. I need a new laptop for school. I enrolled in the Bachelor's Psychology program. I'm going to help other addicts, like me, that are still suffering in the disease of addiction!

In order to help other people, first I have to help myself.

Thank you,

Karen Sue Jordan