"Recovering from drug addiction"

When I first started looking for support with my ice addiction I was doing it because I felt like I had to. Outside pressures and stressors, and doing it for my kids seemed like a big enough motivator. But truthfully it wasn’t. I kept using and kept hiding my drug use, just doing what needed to be done at a bare minimum effort. Since engaging with the watershed program I realised the importance of being honest with myself and those who support me. I found the value in sobriety. Very quickly I found I no longer wanted to use because I didn’t want to lie to my group at the weekly check in. I felt supported, cared for and never judged. The program gave me a safe space to recover, people to share my successes with, and support when things felt tough. I learned a lot about myself and about others through the discussion topics and I now know that recovery is a journey and that I am far from finished yet. I appreciate and highly value my experience here, and plan to use the skills I have learnt to uplift my future. My story is only just beginning, but I am determined to have a success story and thanks to Lives Lived Well I believe that is definitely possible.