A piece for ReCare

Before I entered ReCare. I lost my hope, trust, and faith. Because why would the 4th Rehab work. That was something that was continuously in my head in the detox in the Netherlands.

But after my first week the therapists made me feel comfortable. And my trust came back.

The most important part for me was the acceptance. Accept the fact that I’m an addict and that I can’t do it alone. Because I didn’t accept in the it the other 3 times, so it failed always. Without acceptance I couldn’t recover.

Now I have it and I’m going to do it for myself. I followed every suggestion and every assignment that I got and that saved my life. The staff is on the same level as the clients and that gave me a calm feeling in the house and sessions. I could be fully myself, and I could work on the things that weren’t good for my recovery. The hardest thing for me was keep asking for help and to be assertive at the beginning.

But after six weeks they gave me tools to cope with it. The advice that I want to give to people is to find the acceptance, ask for help every time and don’t do it alone. Be honest to yourself and others. Find the balance and be just yourself.

Those things helped me to stay in good recovery. Now my hope, trust and faith are back and I’m ready for the next challenge.

So, I want to thank all the staff for everything they did for me. For letting me be myself and work on it, to have love for myself and for the tools to deal with my addiction and recovery.

 

Thanks staff and ReCare for saving my life and future!

M.V