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Turned my life around

Posted By lovefe48

"Turned my life around"

About: Lives Lived Well - Woolloongabba

(as a service user),

Lost, alone, no boundaries in my life and my only friend seemed to be meth and pot! Disowned by my child, lost contact with my grandchildren, my other child in jail and also suffering with the sickness of addiction. Another Christmas alone, that’s when I made the call. 
A few weeks later in another facility, 18 days clean and sober, 9 Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings under my belt and supportive contact from my child, including photos of my grandchildren! This program has been amazing! I have learnt the skills that I needed to turn my life around. Although I believe the course duration needs to be longer.  
I feel I now know how to set boundaries and stick to them, what my triggers are and how to manage them. Leaving here, I know that I can keep clean if I use the tools that I’ve learnt. I feel daily NA meetings are crucial to keeping me accountable.

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Response from Gerard Moloney, Lives Lived Well 4 years ago
Gerard Moloney
Lives Lived Well

Submitted on 3/02/2020 at 12:26 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 12:40 PM

Hello lovefe48

Thank you for sharing your story. You have communicated so much in a few words.

It is great to hear that the day program at Lives Lived Well's Woolloongabba Office has been such a positive learning place for you around boundaries and triggers. To find the tools and the strategies that work for you and that have enabled you to connect again with your child and grandchildren is such a great thing.

You now have a hope and confidence to use the tools you have learned to live in the way you want to. It takes a lot of courage and persistence to do what you have done and to know you need to keep using the tools and to use the daily Narcotics Anonymous meetings as a support to keep you accountable.

I wish you all the best in your journey ahead and please contact Lives lived Well as you need to.

Warm regards

Gerard

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