"My addiction to cannabis"

I had gotten too brazen with smoking weed and was visited by social services. My whole life crashed around me. They made their initial visit and decided our house was too cluttered and unsafe for my kids. Along with my weed smoking, they decided they were going to take the kids away unless, in the space of a weekend we tidied the entire house. They were satisfied when we finished although they didn't act it. They told me to get in touch with One Recovery Bucks and I was to assigned Marios.

At first all I wanted to do was tell them to leave me alone I didn't want their help. After my first appointment, I actually thought, he seems genuine, he might actually be able to help, I really am going through some crap. Thanks to Marios I am now 7 weeks sober.

After a certain point we were assigned a new social worker, we still have them at the moment and it is fair to say they havent helped us at all. The social worker is repeatedly late for visits, on the unannounced visits I feel it isnt acknowledged that sometimes I have appointments to attend and still arrives late. On all visits they ask me a question and before I could finish I get cut me off with another question. When I told them my dad was terminally ill with cancer, I felt like they were not bothered at all. At no point has my social worker called to see how we're doing and even during a core group meeting when I eventually got to tell them, my dad had passed away at the end of December 2022. They did not say a word about it during the rest of the meeting and hasn't contacted us since either. The social worker has never contacted my partner or met him face to face, even though he is just as much a part of this as myself. My kids do not like the social worker either and are not comfortable when they visits. Me personally? I feel judged and worthless! I do not feel supported in any way, like everything I have done and will do isn't good enough and never will be.

I am also receiving amazing treatment from Healthy Minds. I have already completed multiple CBT's with them and I don't know where I would be without them. The one thing everyone has agreed on though, is that social services have not helped at all and in fact  they have worsened my mental health, and are inflicting my recovery!

I can not take anymore visits, announced or unannounced it is too much! I should also point out that my children, my partner and myself are autistic, and my social worker does not know how to talk to any of us. I really do hope something is done!!!