“When I arrived at the Blue Triangle, I was severely depressed. I had fled an abusive relationship and had lost everything. I had lost me.
Three stone underweight and my whole body posture was gone, my shoulders were bent and pointing in. My back was sore and I had my head down, anxiety through the roof. I had been using cocaine seven days a week, ended up 3k in debt all for cocaine. My teeth were in bad condition – that for me was the killer as it took my confidence and social life away. I felt destroyed. I was destroyed. At that time I wanted to end my life. I was caught in the act. I thank God now I was stopped. I felt I had no one. I realised I didn’t want to die. I wanted to be here and be a somebody.
After this it was all plus points and positives. Blue Triangle staff were amazing. I can’t put this into words. The care – a chat in the morning. It made me feel good again. The staff took me out and about and I was sociable again.
I began battling against my anxiety. Staff helped me to attend dental and hospital appointments. I am now in the process of getting my teeth fixed, which has already given me some of my confidence back. Massively- huge. My physical health is better and I am in less pain. This is night and day.I don’t have to crawl out of bed head first in the morning. I feel if it wasn’t for Blue Triangle I would still be going round in circles trying to get health care.
I will be forever grateful to the Blue Triangle and their staff for what they have done for me. I recently moved into my own tenancy thanks to support from staff. My ultimate goal is to have my own house and get my kids back. I want to stay free of addiction. I know with help from staff I can move on, on my own. I know this will be hard but with the right support I can do this and achieve my goals. I believe the staff and the support will still be there after I move on. I will be forever grateful to the Blue Triangle and their staff for what they have done for me. The staff say I have done it, but I believe we have all done it as a team effort – a joint effort. Together.”
