"The support I have received"

I was given a support worker to help support me getting me back to feeling more like myself help to manage my life coping with severe PTSD and complex mental health. I was struggling a lot to do normal tasks, I had lost custody of my kids, I was a broken person and not able to make decisions, cope with day to day life or leave my house. I had no hope left and was in such a manic state when Antonia came to my house.

I was offered different avenues of support, including Antonia sitting speaking to me when I was in crisis mode. the support I received was a helpful, kind person who offered their ear and hand for support, helped me battle the problems I had one at a time, helped reassure me that things would get better, support at appointments, supported me going on public transport for the first time in over ten years, provided me with resources from the food bank when my finances weren’t sorted, supported me through a custody battle and got my kids back, helped me around the house when things were on top of me.

As a single mum with two kids, Antonia also supported during psychiatrist appointments, asking all the questions that I would forget, supported me while taking my kids to East Kilbride for a day out, and offering different services like beauty treatments or cooking classes or support workshops available and to learn coping mechanisms or tapping method to release stress and helping me by doing a guided meditation to help calm me down.

I went from such a terrible state to being able to function and having hope for the future again. Antonia is great at her job and helped my life and my kids' life as they now have there mum back.  I am able to cope a lot better and really appreciate all the support I have received during the worst time in my life and for helping me find myself again, thank you so much Antonia from Family Support Hub Hamilton.