"How Lives Lived Well changed my life."

Hi I'm leorr84, I was addicted to injecting methamphetamine and smoking marijuana for 2 long years. I thought I had all I needed, a house, so called friends who helped me stay addicted, seeing my kids every second weekend. I tried over and over to quit meth but I could never get past 2 months until I would fall right back into the same patterns. My family could see me and my life deteriorating, I lost over 50kgs in 2 years. I was targeted day after day, physically assaulted and stolen from by people I thought loved and cared for me. I lost everything, my kids, my house, my car and most of all myself. I was living out of my car for weeks wanting help but not knowing how to accept it, feeling as though I was unworthy of help and love. I decided to give in to my family and accept the help they were still trying to give me but always turned my back to. My Mum said something to me that I still remember to this day- help is out there, you just have to be willing to do the work to get it.

So I made a phone call to LLW and Mysti answered the phone. I recall she assured me they could help, they had a Day Rehabilitation program that went for 3 weeks 3 hours a day 4 days a week. So I put my head down and went everyday I could, only missing a couple due to medical reasons. Mysti and Merinda didn't just help me overcome my addictions, they helped me to come alive again, to regulate my emotions to get me through the tough times and believe me there were so many tough times, but the good days always outweighed the bad. Most importantly they made me understand why I was an addict and that even though it's never the answer, they understood why I was an addict. If your support system don't understand why you are the way you are, I believe it won't work.

I feel they helped me become a better version of myself and they brought me back to life, I was lost for so long, lost and dead inside, but now I'm found and I'm finally living again. It's been a long and hard road but it's all been worth it to get where I am today. Thank you Mysti and Merinda and all the staff who I dealt with at LLW Toowoomba ❤