A.J. Daulerio

I would say at this time in my life, especially when I was supposed to be very productive and had my own startup and everything like that, I probably only worked on Wednesdays. And I say Wednesdays because Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, I was either getting after it or hungover. And then Thursday, Friday, and I start up again. So Wednesday was really my full day of clarity.

I would say at this time in my life, especially when I was supposed to be very productive and had my own startup and everything like that, I probably only worked on Wednesdays. And I say Wednesdays because Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, I was either getting after it or hungover. And then Thursday, Friday, and I start up again. So Wednesday was really my full day of clarity.

But I think on this Friday, I was really trying to push through and get one post done for the week. But I didn't think that I needed to stop at that point. I did think I needed to adjust the things that were going into my body to find the perfect combination that would make me productive. Never once considering that stopping all these things would be the best way to do that.

But I think on this Friday, I was really trying to push through and get one post done for the week. But I didn't think that I needed to stop at that point. I did think I needed to adjust the things that were going into my body to find the perfect combination that would make me productive. Never once considering that stopping all these things would be the best way to do that.

But I think on this Friday, I was really trying to push through and get one post done for the week. But I didn't think that I needed to stop at that point. I did think I needed to adjust the things that were going into my body to find the perfect combination that would make me productive. Never once considering that stopping all these things would be the best way to do that.

Soon after this photo was taken in August of 2015, I went to a detox center in North Jersey. I went there for nine days. I showed up there and it felt like right away that this is not the place for me, that I shouldn't be there. And they give you these options.

Soon after this photo was taken in August of 2015, I went to a detox center in North Jersey. I went there for nine days. I showed up there and it felt like right away that this is not the place for me, that I shouldn't be there. And they give you these options.

Soon after this photo was taken in August of 2015, I went to a detox center in North Jersey. I went there for nine days. I showed up there and it felt like right away that this is not the place for me, that I shouldn't be there. And they give you these options.

depending on the type of insurance you had, and I had pretty good insurance at the time, to where you can either get a single room or stay with other people, kind of like a dorm sort of situation. I opted for the single room and kind of stayed in there all the time, got up, smoked cigarettes,

depending on the type of insurance you had, and I had pretty good insurance at the time, to where you can either get a single room or stay with other people, kind of like a dorm sort of situation. I opted for the single room and kind of stayed in there all the time, got up, smoked cigarettes,

depending on the type of insurance you had, and I had pretty good insurance at the time, to where you can either get a single room or stay with other people, kind of like a dorm sort of situation. I opted for the single room and kind of stayed in there all the time, got up, smoked cigarettes,

Did some push-ups, read two pages of the book I'd bought or whatever, and then, you know, went downstairs and was trying to interact with, I'm going to call them kids, but most of them were, who were there for heroin, right? And, you know, I was there... For everything. I was what they call in rehab a classic garbage head.

Did some push-ups, read two pages of the book I'd bought or whatever, and then, you know, went downstairs and was trying to interact with, I'm going to call them kids, but most of them were, who were there for heroin, right? And, you know, I was there... For everything. I was what they call in rehab a classic garbage head.

Did some push-ups, read two pages of the book I'd bought or whatever, and then, you know, went downstairs and was trying to interact with, I'm going to call them kids, but most of them were, who were there for heroin, right? And, you know, I was there... For everything. I was what they call in rehab a classic garbage head.

A garbage head is somebody who identifies as an alcoholic or an addict, but doesn't have a real preference for which one is going to get them... The ruination basically comes from all sources, right?

A garbage head is somebody who identifies as an alcoholic or an addict, but doesn't have a real preference for which one is going to get them... The ruination basically comes from all sources, right?

A garbage head is somebody who identifies as an alcoholic or an addict, but doesn't have a real preference for which one is going to get them... The ruination basically comes from all sources, right?

Exactly, yeah. And... Feeling very much as most people do when they get thrown into those situations, well, I don't belong here. I'm not that bad, right? Yeah. And feeling a little bit of a sense of relief on that, where it hadn't gotten to that point. And I'm being proactive by even coming here and doing this nine-day stint.

Exactly, yeah. And... Feeling very much as most people do when they get thrown into those situations, well, I don't belong here. I'm not that bad, right? Yeah. And feeling a little bit of a sense of relief on that, where it hadn't gotten to that point. And I'm being proactive by even coming here and doing this nine-day stint.

Exactly, yeah. And... Feeling very much as most people do when they get thrown into those situations, well, I don't belong here. I'm not that bad, right? Yeah. And feeling a little bit of a sense of relief on that, where it hadn't gotten to that point. And I'm being proactive by even coming here and doing this nine-day stint.