"The best thing I ever did"

I was full of anxiety and depression. I couldn’t see a way out and hit rock bottom with continual thoughts of ending my life.

Centred around my job and home life I let my worrying control me.

I never thought therapy was for me I never thought I would ever need help. I thought being a man I shouldn’t even need to ask for help. I thought I should be strong enough to handle anything. I got in such a muddle I had to phone the doctors and ask for help it was the best thing I ever did.

It was the start of feeling totally different, I learnt so much about my self whilst working with my therapist Rebecca. She showed me another way, she helped me to work through issues in my life and how a lot of my feelings were cyclical and sometimes I felt raw emotions, a real deep sense of sadness that I didn’t know where it came from she helped me to understand these and how to acknowledge these. Rebecca quite literally saved my life and gave me the tools to take control of my future.

I can’t thank Rebecca and the Thurrock inclusion service enough for all their help. I still have challenges to overcome but I am back on track and have the tools to manage my own anxiety and worries. Thankyou so much, I am smiling again