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"Change Grow Live"

About: Change Grow Live / CGL Waltham Forest

(as a service user),

I am finally stopping drugs after a long time of being unable to stop, however I feel it has been made difficult because of the way I look, the way I look is very difficult for people to process, so I get a lot of unkindness.

I am feeling worse now because of all the good reviews, my script has frequently been messed up. I know this never happens to anyone else, and I'm sure its all because of the way I look, that's why it took me so long to finally give up drugs, for a long time I wanted to die because my appearance is revolting even to people who work in a drug and alcohol service!

That made me realise how little hope I have, but now I am coming to terms with it and am now making an effort. It is frightening and disheartening when people who work in the care profession cannot handle the way I look, it made me just want to die, I used to just hope the drugs would kill me. Now I have stopped, since lock down I lapsed once.  

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Response from Tom Lydiate, Waltham Forest, CGL 3 years ago
Tom Lydiate
Waltham Forest,
CGL
Submitted on 17/08/2020 at 16:30
Published on Care Opinion on 18/08/2020 at 09:45


Dear Service User,

Many thanks for your feedback which we really appreciate. Would you be able to contact me directly so that we can discuss your concerns and hopefully work toward addressing them with you?

If you do not feel comfortable discussing with me than can I please ask that you discuss with your recovery worker?

My contact details are listed below and I really hope to hear from you soon.

Kind Regards

Tom Lydiate

Deputy Service Manager

Waltham Forest, 1 Beulah Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9LG

T: 0203 826 9600 M: 07917 400 826 E: tom.lydiate@cgl.org.uk

www.changegrowlive.org

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