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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / STRAIGHT INC Plymouth MI 1990
« on: March 06, 2002, 09:21:00 PM »
I was wondering if anyone is out there who went to STRAIGHT in 1990 in Plymouth MI.
Please reply, I would love to hear from you.

If you are, my hometown was Sterling Hieghts.
I know the female group would remember :smile:

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / hey, I got your tough love right here
« on: March 06, 2002, 09:16:00 PM »
I agree with your statement. I was in Straight for 6 months, and yes, it did work.. however, a lot of cruel and unusual punishment was totally unnessassary for many of the people I saw in the program.
Being forced on the ground and "eat" the carpeting to putting our hands on someones loopholes in our jeans.
I know the ones that were abused and mistreated need to move on with their lives..but it will always be embedded in your brain for the rest of your life.. that is the horror we face everyday to some degree.
I was an abused child most of my life, so some of what I saw at STRAIGHT wasn't too shocking to me, but when I was treated that way, I felt like I was a bit confused.
Tough love ISN'T abuse, rather it is supposed to be a way of emotional expression, the way I see it.
It took me years to realize this after I got out of the program.. the humiliation, abuse and neglect of caring on the staffs' behalf was much like a boot camp/death camp, at least those poor jewish people back in the 40's were able to see the sun!
I can relate to much abuse throughout my life, I did need some tough love, but just enough to scare me, not to torchure me the rest of my life.
The truth is, EVERYONE has something they do wrong, we are not perfect people and we certainly have our reasons for doing things.

I've been 11 years off of drugs, and only made it to 2nd phase. I didn't need to "graduate" the program to remain off of drugs. I have been at my current job for 4 years, and I am engaged to a man who never drank or used drugs in his life.
God certainly doesn't give you more than you can handle.. I suppose that is why STRAIGHT closed... shrug

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / They Lied
« on: March 06, 2002, 08:56:00 PM »
To: plymouthhell I remember all those "brainwashing" tactics that they put us through in Plymouth, I was there from Apr. of 1990 to Nov. of 1990. I will never forget the "snapping" of fingers either. My 2nd right finger is permanently bent because of it :sad: It doesn't hurt, it just looks very deformed when I straighten it out.
I was told that if I left after 2nd phase when I was 18 I would be on the street using drugs again. I told them that I would NEVER use again, and it's been 11 years since I've used drugs and during that whole time only been to AA twice.
There is a higher power but I don't think even God himself would be happy with what we went through.
I only made it to 2nd phase, I never copped out, but I did count my time there.
My biggest complaint was not watching TV, radio or any sort of news story. What if there was a major issue in America? We would have never known.
The teacher at Straight didn't know algerbra, I barely passed that class only 2 other people in Straight knew algerbra. I wasn't getting educated and I wasn't "aware" of the worldly issues that someday would effect me.
This place was unrealistic in their practices and their "rituals" in daily routine.
We survived, and I suppose, that is all that matters.. I know the nightmares are hard to deal with, but we have a better life now. I'm glad that place closed, they were begging to be shut down

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Plymouth Straight Inc.
« on: March 05, 2002, 01:34:00 PM »
Sad to say, yes, I did 7 months in this place, it did straighten me out, however, the torchure and humiliation I went through was nearly unbearable. I tried so many times to get "pulled" from the program. I never ran away, but I counted my days literally till I turned 18.

Also, regarding the facility, I heard it was an auto shop before Straight, so, they probably just turned it back into one

[ This Message was edited by: ladyjerrico on 2002-03-05 10:34 ]

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Plymouth Straight Inc.
« on: March 04, 2002, 01:11:00 PM »
FYI for those who wonder what Straight Inc. turned into. I drove by there about a year ago in 2001. It turned into some car dealership or auto place now.. the building is still the same, but I'm sure that they did a lot of renevations inside

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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Straight in Plymouth, MI 1987
« on: March 04, 2002, 01:08:00 PM »
I was in Plymouth MI Straight in 1990. I was 17 then and now I'm 29. One thing this program did do was not allow me to use drugs anymore. But when I sleep, the nightmares I have of this place still haunt me to this very day.
I am still light sensitive. In the 7 months I was there, I was only able to go outside twice for 10 minutes, and barely saw the sun.

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