 Glad to be
drug freePeter and Lee have come to the end of their Drug Rehab. Peter Now that I’ve finished my time at T.H.O.M.A.S. I’ve discovered more self-awareness, a better outlook on life, a direction which is college and I’ve got things in order. I thought I had a lot of theories on drugs and on the avoidance of drugs but being at T.H.O.M.A.S. has challenged a lot of that. It’s put things in a new light and made me a lot more serious about it. I’d say that being here has given me a lot more reasons to not to do drugs than to do drugs. I’ve got some promise in my life now, something to look forward to and something to aim for. Lee I’m coming to the end of my time with T.H.O.M.A.S.. I’ve learnt a lot about myself and a bit about what I want to do in the future. I can do pretty much anything that I want to do. I really don’t want to touch drugs anymore. They don’t hold any interest for me. Before I came to T.H.O.M.A.S. I was a mess. I couldn’t do anything for myself. I was just living for drugs. I didn’t know where my next meal was coming from or where I was going to get money from. I was doing anything to get by. When I leave the project I will be going to Taize in France for a week which will be a good experience. Then in October I’m going to study at Plater College in Oxford. That is something I wouldn’t have dreamed of when I first started. It just shows that these things can happen and that’s pretty amazing. Several months ago I was living in hostels and coming to the Drop-in here. Things were not looking that good for me. It was a nasty place to be. I’ve been on a very structured programme here. I’ve learnt about myself and the sort of people I want to be around, and that people want to be around me. That’s a mad thing. I never saw myself as very sociable or friendly because of the things I’ve done. We’ve done a lot of group discussions on things that have really helped me. |
