"Building up my self-confidence"

I have been attending the Dirran's Centre for over a year now and when I first started coming to the centre it was mostly for showering as I couldn't fit in a shower at home then after a few weeks I told the centre that I wanted to improve on my fitness and mental health. They then got me to meet up with Nicola and we discussed how we would start my fitness journey and set mini goals to try and achieve.

After a few months of attending the centre and speaking with the staff I could see a huge difference in my mental health and my confidence as a whole. I also started to see a whole difference in my weight too like when I first started I was struggling too stop the snacking and wasn't getting anywhere near what I wanted for myself and due to this I ended up with cellulitis on my left leg which had set me back a few months.  I was in hospital but Nicola always made sure to keep up to date with how I was doing. After coming out of hospital I then met Debbie who was/is one of the most genuine and nicest person you could meet.

Me and Nicola then discussed how I would get to and back from the centre and we thought it was best to have myself and Debbie get public transport to get there and back till my self confidence was back up to where I would go by myself. I then started to up my fitness and the Dirrans have helped me so much that I even decided to join the cooking group with Darren and Gordon and due to them I have learned multiple new skills and how to cook certain meals.

I never thought I would be as active as I am now, more than ever before, and its all thanks to the wonderful staff and people that attend the Dirrans centre.  I have so much respect for everyone that works and attends the Dirrans.