Inner Demons Page #3

Good to see you.

Kordis, great to see you.

All right, welcome.

- You must be Carson?

- Yeah.

Dr. John Kordis.

Nice to meet you.

- Welcome to Hope Center.

- Nice to meet you.

You're in the right place.

Stick your tongue out.

Just going to check

your eyes, okay?

And now look at this one.

I'm just going to check

your bag, okay?

No drugs or alcohol.

Or you'll be

expelled immediately.

If you have anything,

let me know.

Okay.

How's it going in here?

Good.

Listen, I just want

to give you an idea

of what's gonna be going on

over the next week or so.

When was your last use?

About six hours ago.

So, in the next few hours,

you're going to be

experiencing withdrawal.

And you know what that's like

already, though, don't you?

Yeah.

Okay, well, it's gonna get

worse, but you won't be alone.

By the fifth day, the drugs are

gonna be out of your system.

You're gonna be clean.

That's when the real

work begins, okay?

Okay.

If those keys are

going to make noise,

just set them down somewhere.

I just need to find

the right pocket.

Do you want the stethoscope on?

Yeah, let's see it on.

Carson is at the

beginning of the detox process,

and, physically it should be

getting easier for her,

but psychologically,

the challenges are

only just beginning.

What she's been doing with drugs

is self-medicating.

And as she begins

to go through recovery

and clean the drugs

out of her system,

she's gonna lose

this coping mechanism.

Ironically, her mood and her

behavior could get worse

as she gets clean.

And has Carson talked to you

about demonic possession?

I've had people

come into this office

and tell me that

they were aliens.

I had a woman sit

right in that chair

and tell me that

she was Marilyn Monroe.

So I prefer not to take their

claims seriously

and legitimize those delusions.

All of that sexual chocolate.

All of that, all of that.

I just got to stay

lean and mean with my,

coffee and cigarette.

Hey, Callie.

- What's up?

- How are you doing?

I'm doing all right.

Wanted to talk to you

for a minute about Carson.

That's that...

that's that new little girl?

Yeah, that's the new

little girl.

Well, I haven't really

talked to her much.

She doesn't talk to anybody.

Can you say that, like,

in a complete sentence,

like, "Carson doesn't

really talk to anybody"?

Carson doesn't really

talk to anybody.

So, what if I told you she

thought she was possessed?

Can you talk about that?

You know...

I actually think that's

kind of f***ed up.

I don't...

What... what exactly do

you think... "f***ed up"...

again, can you just put that

in a complete sentence?

Carson needs help.

I see.

She doesn't need you.

Most of you guys know how we

start out evening group,

but we have somebody new here.

So, you know, before we start,

we always introduce ourselves

by saying our name

and why we're here.

Eric, why don't you

start us off tonight?

My name's Eric.

I'm here because I got

popped at the airport.

So now I'm missing

my band's tour.

Which is f***ing great.

Why are you really here?

I'm a heroin addict.

I'm Felice.

I'm an addict...

crack cocaine.

I'm Callie.

Um, I've been doing coke

and alcohol since college.

Hey, I'm Adam.

I'm dually addicted...

drugs, alcohol, sex.

Combination of the three

usually works the best, um...

I'm Judy, and I like scotch,

and I have to say that I'm an

alcoholic in order to be here.

Hi. I'm Julia.

I'm an addict.

I do coke, crack, LSD, MDMA...

everything.

Carson.

Heroin, pills...

Opana 80s, Klonopin, and Xanax

for about a year now.

So, you're the demon girl?

What?

- Callie, that's enough.

- What?

They said she was

possessed by a demon.

It's normal to feel like that.

We all do.

It's not just a feeling.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I know we're on TV

and everything,

but this is f***ing stupid.

We're taking

Carson's feelings seriously.

Carson?

I don't know,

there's stuff out

there that we don't know.

Who's to say she

don't got a demon?

Like, she do some crazy sh*t

like she got a demon,

so maybe she got a demon.

I mean, who's telling

me it can't happen?

You know?

Like, I don't know everything.

You know what I mean?

Like, I'm not gonna

lie as if I do.

She doesn't want to talk to me,

but she's talking

to our P.A., Jason.

Jason.

Yeah, we will.

You got it.

Now it's recording.

Um, you see the indicator there?

Yeah.

And if you don't like

looking at yourself,

you can just flip

it back this way.

But you need to at least

start with the screen up

so you can make sure

you're framed, okay?

Okay.

So, once it's on, um, you

just start saying diary stuff,

things you might not feel

comfortable saying

with other people here.

Private, personal stuff

that I only want to share

with about 3 million viewers?

Yeah.

I guess it might have

some therapeutic value.

You can say how you feel.

You can let off steam, whatever.

It's kind of like your

own personal friend.

Anyhow, um, when you're...

when you're done, you just,

push that button.

Going back to school?

Next year if I can

make enough money.

And then you, what, make movies?

More likely, I get the same job.

But, you know,

the grand scheme of things.

Yeah.

I remember the grand

scheme of things.

I was gonna be

a marine biologist.

You still can be.

We'll see.

Um, here.

You... you try it.

I think you got it.

I-I think you're

actually gonna be okay.

Yeah?

Yeah.

For He has given

us the spirit of power and self-control.

For He has given us the spirit

of power and self-control.

For He has given us the power

of spirit and self-control.

For He has given us

the power of self-control.

Given us...

Spirit and self-control.

For He has given us the spirit

of power and self-control.

Self-control, self-control.

Detox has been really hard.

I'm sore, I'm sick,

and I don't know why I'm here.

I said I'd try this, but

I-I-I know it's not gonna work.

I'm doing this for Mom and Dad,

so at least they'll be safe.

But the bad feelings

are coming back.

They're coming back,

and I don't know how to stop it.

It gets worse

before it gets better.

You don't know.

Believe me, I know.

I've faced this before.

I've been doing this

for 25 years.

I'm trying to warn you.

I appreciate that.

But right now, just tell me

about these feelings

that you're having.

Carson?

Let's, um...

let's stop for today, okay?

There she is!

Hey!

- Hey, Carson!

- Hi!

Hi, Carson.

Give me a hug.

I-I don't like being

touched right now.

It's just part

of the withdrawal, right?

- That's right.

- Okay.

Hey, this is a real nice place.

- They got tennis courts.

- It's gorgeous.

- It's nice.

- It's beautiful. Yeah.

You're looking good.

You're getting more of your...

you know, your color

back and... yeah?

Yeah.

Are you making some friends,

you know, connecting

with some other people?

Your... are there some people

around here your age?

I'm sure there are.

Yeah?

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