Personal Stories

We welcome your personal stories at any stage of your life, whether you are just realising you have a problem to finding the right solution for you and your recovery. Experiences, short falls, views, ideas or anything else you wish to express. We will only show the stories with your permission, all are received in confidence. With thanks and kind regards, Healer Dealer

AGE OF INTERNET
COUNSELING ONLINE

As a frequent user of the internet and chat rooms and using counselling online, I can see and feel how easy it is to talk online, to get my ideas and thoughts across easily with noone to face and be embarrassed in front of. There is the fact of having a voice and help without having to show ones own face. For whatever the fear is held face to face is dipelled with this way of doing things to honesty and deeper thoughts can be expressed far more easily. I would suggest trying it and seeing if this way you can get help and suppot in the areas of your life that you may find it hard to talk about. With a trusted counsellor or therpist this can be a way forward to a happier life and state of mind without having to travel, park and be held by fixed appointment times. Sometimes the act of just writing the problem down goes a long way to the first steps of recovery, acceptance and at least recognition of it so as to start to receive the health benefits of relieving onesself of these issues and unravelling complexities in our thoughts and actions that have led to us feeling bad, unwell or unhappy and unfulfilled.
Some deeper and more serious issues that we dare not ever speak about can be voiced anonymously if we like initially or by whatever means we can in order to be free of them.
Good luck and love to all who seek it in love and peace

MY RECOVERY

Everythings always seemed to go wrong in my life.  I tended to make friends or attract people that ended up doing me harm in some way or another.  I guess i was vunerable and negative in a way.
I had a lot of alcoholism in my life growing up and always felt quite lonely and glad when someone actually wanted to be my friend.  I abused alcohol and myself.  There were good times and bad times, but the bad times always got longer and badder.  I got sober and although lots of things improved I still made bad decisions and life choices and relationships.  I thought I was a kind and caring person but always ended up a victim.
It took a bad case of psychosis for me to realise that something drastic had to happen in my life if I was going to go on and be happy and be the person I always thought I could be and live the life I always dreamed of.  So I took the bull by the horns and contacted a counsellor.  Also a healer, a reiki healer and a massage therapist and got to work on changing.  I had to cut a lot of people out of my life and start again.  I had to remember my self, my dreams and get my respect and esteem back.   I had to treat myself better and be treated better or it was unacceptable to me.  I had to have a faith.  A faith that things would get better.
And guess what they did, a million fold, more than I can ever possibly begin to describe.
All I can say now is that my real life is no match for any dreams.  It is a beautiful life of love and joy, peace and health.