The Vicious Cycle: A Key to Unlocking the Revolving Door

The Vicious Cycle

A Key to Unlocking the Revolving Door

By: Crystal Victoria

© 2014 by Crystal Victoria. All rights reserved.

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ISBN: 13: 978-1-943240-00-5

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012904697

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Dedication

To the Creator of the universe from whom all blessings flow. Thank you for blessing us all with divine gifts so that we may serve you and be of service to each other.

To my mother: Thank you for enduring the struggles and loving me anyway in spite of my wayward behavior and mistakes. Without you I wouldn’t have made it, and I’m so grateful that you stood the test of faith so that I could be here to write this book for all the families going through this same hardship we’ve overcome. For all the years you’ve asked questions, I hope that in this book you find some answers.

To parents and families of loved ones in The Vicious Cycle: I pray this answers some of your questions about your loved ones and that through this book you see how you can truly help them turn their lives around.

To the people who’ve been caught in The Vicious Cycle:  In these pages is the way out and the path to a better life. It doesn’t hurt to try it, if not for yourself, do it for those who love you. I hope you identify with some of the scenarios and the truth about yourself and this situation.

To the generations of children growing up in our society today: This situation is real life, and my sincere hope for you is that you do not allow this cycle to continue. May this book help you make the right decisions and inspire you to lend a helping hand to those who are lost and struggling in their journey of life.

May we each be inspired to love and be of service to one another as God loves and serves us. It is done.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Reality Stinks

Chapter 2: Family Gives Up

Chapter 3: How Do I Survive?

Chapter 4: The Negative Mindset

Chapter 5: The World Kept Spinning

Chapter 6: Readjusting to Freedom

Prologue

In and out, in and out. Some people just cannot seem to stop the madness. A rare form of insanity; however, it’s not so rare. In fact, it’s more prevalent than we realize, and its roots reach deeper than most people understand.

Who on earth wants to be in and out of jail his or her entire life?  Isn’t once enough?

Honestly, not for some.

Why? Well, it’s complicated, but the reality is that jail is the easy way out.

No one really plans it, but after you go a few times it’s not all that scary. It’s kind of like dying. When you die, you have no worries. Your only fear is the transition or anxiety about how you’re going to die. In jail, you don’t have too many worries, either. You’re just worried about how long you’ll be there, and after being in jail a couple of times, the thought of going stops bothering you.

Worrying in jail will drive you crazy and makes it extra hard to do time. Once you get a grasp of the fact there is nothing you can do, the mind begins to block out most fears of normal life.

Let’s face it—going to jail was probably the biggest fear in the