Frida Alexandra Bandes

Hi Wendy thank you for letting me in the group I just read the main post that says to share your story because you guys are writing a letter. I want to tell you, my story. I started using Kratom because I have borderline personality disorder. I constantly felt depressed, so I drank the green strain. It made me so happy that my day waking up every single day was only to look forward to getting kratom. A couple days went by that I didn’t drink any of the Kratom and I started experiencing extreme withdrawal it was so bad I tested out the theory myself I bought a tea and then went to my primary care I was sitting on the Tea in my symptoms were alleviated immediately. That’s when I realized this was a drug not only has it affecting my life financially to the point where I had to go to Amscot and get loans to help pay my mortgage, but it has affected me emotionally I have to learn how to be happy with myself and not with a substance I am grateful to God that I did not die because of this. In the program I am in I volunteered to join myself it is a  in-home rehab so they come to my house I am very few of kratom users that they see but they’ve seen some before. Slowly they’re teaching me how to be happy and content with myself without the use of kratom. This almost ruined my life financially and emotionally and I would love to help anyone who is struggling that is why I looked for any groups online and I am grateful I found this group please let me know how I can help in any way I want to fight this battle this should not be street legal this should be a controlled substance. 

Frida Alexandra Bandes