I am the 2nd child of my loving mother and the 1st child of my alcoholic father
Neilreichgasse
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Until age 11, I live a carefree life with my parents
Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Pernerstorferstraße
,
Wiener Neustadt
,
Austria
At age 11, my mother leaves my alcoholic father; she is cheated out of her money and ends up on the street
Pernerstorferstraße
,
Wiener Neustadt
,
Austria
Mollardgasse, Mariahilf
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 11, I alternate between staying with my mother and with my father, who threatens to stop taking me in, should I continue to also stay with my mother
Mollardgasse, Mariahilf
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Sankt-Johann-Park, Margareten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 12, I accept barbiturates from strangers in the park and my mother’s neighbour tempts me to my first fix of heroin
Sankt-Johann-Park, Margareten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Vorgartenstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 12, my mother tries heroin in order to understand what is happening to me
Vorgartenstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Wollzeile, Innere Stadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 13, a man with a Dobermann lures me into his apartment, forces me to perform oral sex, and threatens me with his dog
Wollzeile, Innere Stadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Währinger Gürtel, Alsergrund
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 14, I get detoxification treatment in the children’s psychiatric ward at the AKH (Vienna General Hospital)
Währinger Gürtel, Alsergrund
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Roßauer Lände, Alsergrund
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 14, I have a criminal record, spend one week in prison, and am sedated with Valium
Roßauer Lände, Alsergrund
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Baumgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 15, I am one of the backing vocalists for the band Drahdiwaberl and enjoy the musician’s lifestyle
Baumgasse, Landstraße
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Kettenbrückengasse
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 17, my best friend dies; death and loss are my companions
Kettenbrückengasse
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 18, I am started on methadone, begin mandatory therapy and extend it voluntarily
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Johnsdorf
,
Johnsdorf Brunn
,
Austria
At age 18, my boyfriend and I move in together and we have our own apartment
Johnsdorf
,
Johnsdorf Brunn
,
Austria
Wechselbundesstraße
,
Schwarzau am Steinfeld
,
Austria
At age 19, I relapse and serve my prison sentence at the women’s prison JA Schwarzau
Wechselbundesstraße
,
Schwarzau am Steinfeld
,
Austria
Johnsdorf
,
Johnsdorf Brunn
,
Austria
At age 24, I separate from my boyfriend and meet my new partner in therapy
Johnsdorf
,
Johnsdorf Brunn
,
Austria
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 29, I no longer inject and start to smoke crack cocaine
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 31, I split from my partner, but we stay friends
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 32, I am sentenced to 5 years in prison for dealing drugs, and there I am diagnosed with a chronic illness, polyarthritis
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Mauerbachstraße, Penzing
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Until age 47, I take morphine and co-use other substances, deal with drugs, and live either in prison or therapeutic facilities
Mauerbachstraße, Penzing
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Wechselbundesstraße
,
Schwarzau am Steinfeld
,
Austria
At age 47, my father, my mother, and my partner die
Wechselbundesstraße
,
Schwarzau am Steinfeld
,
Austria
Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 48, I mourn together with my stepfather
Favoriten
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Landesgerichtsstraße, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 49, I need to undergo heart valve replacement surgery
Landesgerichtsstraße, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 52, a specialist police unit storms my apartment and I am imprisoned
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Landesgerichtsstraße, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 52, I fight for the court to grant me treatment instead of serving time in prison for the 7th time, and win
Landesgerichtsstraße, Josefstadt
,
Vienna
,
Austria
Simmering
,
Vienna
,
Austria
At age 52, together with my boyfriend, I share the hope of feeling at home