Fall from Grace

by Nathan Daniels

Fall from Grace started as a book about drug abuse and gradually formed into a story about a lost, adopted child who responded to the world with destruction. For some reason, and as far back as I can remember, Ive always felt hard done by or resentful. Maybe its because of the adoption, but even as a young child, I was angry and destructive. I broke everything I got, and to be honest, I behaved like a delinquent. This behavior continued and progressed until that fateful day when I first tried drugs.

Drugs and alcohol became the solution to an unnamed problem, and eventually developed into a life-threatening obsession that very nearly put me six feet under. Fall from Grace is mostly factual, some of the instances are from distorted memories and in that respect, the story is as true as my memories are, and maybe that isnt the most reliable source, but hey, its done and its my experience of what I went through. So enjoy.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 3, 2014

About the author

Nathan Daniels is the author of, Surviving the Fourth Cycle, a non-fiction book about surviving child abuse, overcoming suicide, and living with mental illness.

He is a contributor to The Real SuperMum Blog, and a staff writer for The Good Men Project.

Also, a published poet, Daniels uses the written word to raise awareness for, and fight stigma related to, mental illness.

Homebound with Agoraphobia for years, this author also lives with Social Anxiety Disorder, Chronic PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and OCD.

Prone to insomnia and self-abuse as well, Nathan dedicates a large amount of his time researching psychological disorders and interacting with various, related communities and support groups.

Before publishing his memoir, Daniels held a variety of jobs in a wide range of industries. He was a Construction Worker, Kung-Fu Instructor, Truck Driver, Tattoo Artist, and Warehouse Manager.

An avid Bodybuilder and fan of Professional Wrestling, he was also a semi-finalist in the first season of the (then) W.W.F.’s reality show, Tough Enough, in 2000.

A proud family man, Nathan loves spending quality time with his six-year old son and girlfriend, of nine years. His hobbies include reading, drawing, painting murals, listening to music, and watching movies.

Reviews

[Letitia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Spoiled brat flips out on drugs, without even really building up a habit.
Wish I hadn't bothered, didn't like this book at all.