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My name is Andika, which I'm an ad in the Alpha Hallet.

Andika stands for Napolta in Christina and I tell you that because it's a nice reminder

for myself of why I am here.

Ever since I remember, I've always wanted to be so indifferent and I've gone through

many identity crises, which results in the three different names.

Andika encompasses the whole of my M's day.

Let's be, so I'm an ad in Alpha Hallet, it doesn't matter what I'm using, it's the obsession

of the mind and the allergy of the body and it transfers from one thing to another.

And while Alpha Hallet is a big part of my story, it was not when I came into the rooms

and so it took me a little while to figure out why I was here.

I came into the rooms in 2017, January 1st, and I've been in and out of recovery.

And as I said before, I have 12 days now and I think what's changed is I am now here

for myself.

Before I tried quitting because my father always warned me that Alpha Hallet is in our family.

I quit because society was telling me that I should be so where I quit because I wasn't

feeling children.

I quit for many different reasons, but I finally grew being in the rooms and being here understood

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