"A life saving establishment"

Through many years of feeling disconnected from the world, especially people and family included! I became to see alcohol as a get away into my own world. At the start of my using it was recreational but it soon became a everyday thing, by the time I wanted to stop because I was just been a nasty frustrated person and full of guilt for the stupid things I did whilst drinking I found I could not. I tried to stop on my how many times, cutting down on my intake even swapping brands. Along with alcohol I started taking drugs to get more of a buzz because alcohol was not doing much for it was just something my body needed now to function in day to day life.

It cost me a lot my marriage my friends and most of all I lost whom I was! Lucky I'd keep jobs down but only because I needed to so I knew were my next fix was coming from. I came to Luton to go to a rehabilitation house for a month. This was my second shot at detoxing and trying to sort my life out. 

I managed to stay sober and drug free for a year but all I did was work eat and sleep I found that I was just existing and not living! I decided to go on a holiday with a few friends and have a good time. Needless to say I had a drink but when I did straight away I was hooked on it and could not stop. When I got home within six weeks I was on my knees needing help again that's when the nearest rehabilitation centre that could get me in straight away was in Luton, so I travelled down to spend another month detoxing. When the month was up I decided to stay in Luton for a month because I was told the recovery was excellent.

I started the 12 step A. A. program and also started using the services at the Hub which I realised the groups and the staff understood how I felt and I could relate to them and also my peers. I have just graduated from the Hub after a year of been down in Luton I can not thank them enough they are a life saving establishment which is must needed, I have just done a 300ft bungee jump and raised some money to go back into the services that saved me that's the least I could do. Along side all this I am accessing the well being services for my ptds. I know my journey is going to be hard sometimes but I have been giving some great tools to use.