"My thank you to Cgl"

Hi Guys,

 

I just wanted to send a message of thanks to everyone at Cgl who helped me get sober. It’ll be 6 months tomorrow since I started my recovery. This started with a random text from Gavin. I had had contact with inclusion as it was then when I came out of prison about 6 years ago. This was part of my licence but if i’m honest I only went because I had to. A few year later I did get in touch with Cgl voluntarily & met Gavin for one or two meeting. Again if I’m honest I wasn’t ready to  stop drinking or believe I could. I didn’t think that I could be helped so stopped contact with Cgl again.

 

 I'd been drinking heavily for 30 years & prior to stopping I was drinking up to 5 bottles of wine a day. I had recently stopped taking cocaine which I believe was getting out of hand after 20 years of abusing that too. I truly believe at this point that I wouldn’t last another 6 months & had resigned myself to the fact that alcohol was going to kill me. I had over the previous 6 years taken an overdose, been hospitalised, been homeless on several occasions & lost 11 jobs. I had totally given up.

 

In April this year I was sat on the sofa drunk. It was mid morning when out of the blue I got a text from Gavin reminding me Cgl where still there & if I needed any support to get in touch. I sat for a while thinking about it & crying. I realised that I was at my lowest & I did need help otherwise things wouldn’t end well so I messaged Gavin back & said yes I think I do need some support.

 

Gavin got back to me soon after & we started my recovery process. We were in lockdown so it was all done over the phone. I was referred to Jan & put forward for a detox programme with Ellie. I had to wait two weeks to start but I did in May 2020 with medication & many phone calls from Jan & Gavin. After two weeks of meds I started zoom meeting with Ellie which I was initially really worried & reluctant to do but I was proved wrong as the meetings & support in my opinion with the huge support & patience from Jacky my partner saved my life. I want to say a massive thank from myself & my family to everyone at Cgl. I am now the happiest i’ve been in years & the healthiest. Everything in my life is now positive & going great.

 

I know it’s early days but I can hand on my heart say i’m confident the dark days are behind me & the future is so much brighter. I hope that in the future I can repay you all by maybe using my life experiences to help others.

 

From the bottom of my heart thank you!! You all had a part in saving my life.