1. A Little Bit About Me
My name is Kyle Borisewich, I’m thirty-two years old and have been a lifelong resident of Goshen, New York. I have struggled with substance abuse disorder since the age of fourteen years old. I made a lot of poor choices during my addiction… and I mean A LOT. I’ve hit rock bottom more times than I can count. My journey is one filled with anger, disappointment, depression, lies, deceit, relapse, and pain.
My name is Kyle Borisewich, I’m thirty-two years old and have been a lifelong resident of Goshen, New York. I have struggled with substance abuse disorder since the age of fourteen years old. I made a lot of poor choices during my addiction… and I mean A LOT. I’ve hit rock bottom more times than I can count. My journey is one filled with anger, disappointment, depression, lies, deceit, relapse, and pain (both emotional and physical). I’ve attended several rehabs, been arrested, and jailed all as a direct result of using drugs and alcohol. December 28, 2019, is the last time I used a mood or mind-altering substance. That’s just over three years. For a kid who couldn’t find a way to make it through the hour without using some sort of substance, three years feels like an eternity. Since getting clean and beginning to turn my life around, I have been very open about my struggles while in active addiction and my milestones while chasing recovery; the good, the bad, and everything in between. I am simply trying to help someone else who may struggle with an addiction or someone who may have a loved one that struggles with an addiction. If I can keep just one person from traveling down the dark road that I did, then being vulnerable and sharing my story is all worth it.
I have been asked by my hometown’s local newspaper, The Independent Republican, to write a weekly column on something related to mental health, addiction, and/or recovery and I’m ecstatic to do so! I’m extremely passionate about spreading awareness on substance abuse. I’m not here to bore you with stats or teach parents where to look in a child’s bedroom for possible drugs. I simply want to help educate others through my own personal experiences with addiction and recovery. Some of the things I touch upon in this column may be very difficult to read, but the current drug epidemic doesn’t care about that. We, as a community, can’t tiptoe around these issues any longer or we will continue to bury children AND adults who lose their battle to addiction at an alarming rate.
And remember, if you’re struggling, or know someone who is struggling, please don’t lose hope. If that had happened to me, I wouldn’t be able to help spread awareness today.