"My dark days of the past are no more"

I encountered huge trauma when I was a young child then at the age of 18 again suffered from violence and abuse. In both cases back in the day there was no counselling it was a case of don’t talk about it and she will forget, my loving parents did just that thinking then they were doing the best for me but I didn’t forget I pretended to just to make everyone happy, depression had already got a grip on me and wasn’t going to let me go, over the years I self harmed, overdosed, took drugs, drank too much alcohol, had two failed marriages and my trust in men was zero.

After several counselling sessions, group therapy meetings and taking antidepressants I still wasn’t myself nothing was working I again was very suicidal and was put on suicidal watch after attempting to finish with life until one day my new doctor at the time referred me to Thurrock Inclusion where my life began to change.

Amy my counselling mentor did that. For 2 years Amy guided educated steadied calmed listened to me, some sessions she could make me cry, make me angry, take me back in time to the nightmares that controlled me most of my life but it wasn’t all in vain there was a purpose and as a very qualified person she knew exactly what she was doing to help dissolve my inner demons and she did just that, Amy was there when my mum passed away then shortly afterwards my brother had a heart attack and died both these traumatic experiences set me back for a while but not for too long because I had Amy who was full of empathy and compassion and so today thanks to Amy and Thurrock Inclusion my demons have gone and if they do or anything goes wrong in my life I will use the “tools” I was given to help me overcome my battles.

I will always suffer with depression but it’s manageable now and my anxiety is something I can work with as for my trust in men I don’t think I will ever be able to trust again except for just three very special men and they are my sons.

My dark days of the past are no more x