This book describes how anyone with parents that are dysfunctional can fall into addiction. I unfortunately ended up on the streets. On the outside, I looked just gorgeous as a young woman would, but with bad experiences like rape it only fueled my escapism. The need to escape was there from a very early age. i love music and I'm artistic which prompted me to attend a number of art schools. Which again was a form of expressing myself without even knowing. Unfortunately, I experience gang rape at 18. which really set me off. I had a son, who witnessed a lot of my addiction and the consequences. Fortunately, there is a silver lining.