Ben Owen

One time my mom found me passed out in the middle of an intersection, a very busy intersection, in Rancho Santa Margarita. Eventually, they got tired of me running and kind of upped their game on keeping me inside. And memory's a little fuzzy on this, but somehow I ended up barricaded in a room with three female clients, and they got real pissed about that.

One time my mom found me passed out in the middle of an intersection, a very busy intersection, in Rancho Santa Margarita. Eventually, they got tired of me running and kind of upped their game on keeping me inside. And memory's a little fuzzy on this, but somehow I ended up barricaded in a room with three female clients, and they got real pissed about that.

One time my mom found me passed out in the middle of an intersection, a very busy intersection, in Rancho Santa Margarita. Eventually, they got tired of me running and kind of upped their game on keeping me inside. And memory's a little fuzzy on this, but somehow I ended up barricaded in a room with three female clients, and they got real pissed about that.

And when they got in the room, they got me out and put me in a five-point restraint room, like 14 years old, and three grown-ass men beat the shit out of me. I mean, beat the ever-loving hell out of me. And at the time, I felt like I deserved it. What did they beat you with? Just open hands. Slapping the shit out of me. I don't remember any objects or fists, but they beat the shit out of me.

And when they got in the room, they got me out and put me in a five-point restraint room, like 14 years old, and three grown-ass men beat the shit out of me. I mean, beat the ever-loving hell out of me. And at the time, I felt like I deserved it. What did they beat you with? Just open hands. Slapping the shit out of me. I don't remember any objects or fists, but they beat the shit out of me.

And when they got in the room, they got me out and put me in a five-point restraint room, like 14 years old, and three grown-ass men beat the shit out of me. I mean, beat the ever-loving hell out of me. And at the time, I felt like I deserved it. What did they beat you with? Just open hands. Slapping the shit out of me. I don't remember any objects or fists, but they beat the shit out of me.

I'm restrained. I'm in a five-point restraint. I can't even lift my head. So that sucked. And it definitely gave me... What's the word I'm looking for here? I had some severe trauma associated with rehab, and you can see how that might play into some problems later on in my life, my story.

I'm restrained. I'm in a five-point restraint. I can't even lift my head. So that sucked. And it definitely gave me... What's the word I'm looking for here? I had some severe trauma associated with rehab, and you can see how that might play into some problems later on in my life, my story.

I'm restrained. I'm in a five-point restraint. I can't even lift my head. So that sucked. And it definitely gave me... What's the word I'm looking for here? I had some severe trauma associated with rehab, and you can see how that might play into some problems later on in my life, my story.

The end result of that was that they shipped me off to a residential treatment facility in Utah for 18 months.

The end result of that was that they shipped me off to a residential treatment facility in Utah for 18 months.

The end result of that was that they shipped me off to a residential treatment facility in Utah for 18 months.

And I, of course, being the outdoors kid that I was, I still had the love of all those things. They sent me to fucking paradise in my mind if I could just get outside the fence. You know, there's like all sorts of reptiles and critters I want to go catch. It was outside of Ogden, Utah, so near Great Salt Lake. And I was definitely going to run.

And I, of course, being the outdoors kid that I was, I still had the love of all those things. They sent me to fucking paradise in my mind if I could just get outside the fence. You know, there's like all sorts of reptiles and critters I want to go catch. It was outside of Ogden, Utah, so near Great Salt Lake. And I was definitely going to run.

And I, of course, being the outdoors kid that I was, I still had the love of all those things. They sent me to fucking paradise in my mind if I could just get outside the fence. You know, there's like all sorts of reptiles and critters I want to go catch. It was outside of Ogden, Utah, so near Great Salt Lake. And I was definitely going to run.

I mean, I knew how to survive out in the desert, and that was what I, in my mind, that's what I was going to do. But the day I got there, I saw a track star that I had known from school in California who was also sent out there to try to run. And keep in mind, I can't run for shit. Like, I'm not a runner.

I mean, I knew how to survive out in the desert, and that was what I, in my mind, that's what I was going to do. But the day I got there, I saw a track star that I had known from school in California who was also sent out there to try to run. And keep in mind, I can't run for shit. Like, I'm not a runner.

I mean, I knew how to survive out in the desert, and that was what I, in my mind, that's what I was going to do. But the day I got there, I saw a track star that I had known from school in California who was also sent out there to try to run. And keep in mind, I can't run for shit. Like, I'm not a runner.

And three giant Mormon dudes tackled his ass, and they shot him so full of Thorazine, he didn't come out of the room, and they put him in for like a week. So I was like, I'm not going to run from this one. And so I got to work manipulating my circumstances again. I convinced another doctor that I was very, very bipolar and just needed to be medicated.

And three giant Mormon dudes tackled his ass, and they shot him so full of Thorazine, he didn't come out of the room, and they put him in for like a week. So I was like, I'm not going to run from this one. And so I got to work manipulating my circumstances again. I convinced another doctor that I was very, very bipolar and just needed to be medicated.