Thursday,
18th December, 2024
Dear Pathways Management,
My name is
Andrew Donegan. I have been attending Pathways on and off since before the
Corona Virus. I feel part of the furniture in this magical place. Unfortunately,
I still suffer quite severely from drug and alcohol problems, although I have
made notable progress along the stormy way. Pathways has been a port in choppy
waters for me, I hold it in very high esteem like most people, but recently I
feel that I have fallen victim to professional error.
This is
because I have been ‘graduated’ from the service. I do not feel like I am ready for this. The groups I will now be
losing include Positive Thoughts, Mutual Aid, Men’s
group, Tasty Bites, and the Rambling group. Between these, I have a steady routine for
conquering the mundane and ultimately defeating my personal afflictions. Without
them, my afternoons are blank and empty. Now I am faced with whole days with
nothing to occupy myself with. I fear that my addiction resistance will suffer
incredibly at this prospect. I understand that we all must move on eventually,
but I feel it in my gut that the time is not quite right for me. I wouldn’t be
appealing like this if I agreed.
I would like
to be granted a reprieve from my graduation and maybe be accepted back into the
program with perhaps monthly reviews to see how I am getting along. I sincerely
require Pathways in my life at the moment, and I feel it would still be present
if I saw directly eye to eye with my current keyworker, Ste Illingworth, which
I don’t. Myself and Ste used to play football together and I feel that our
previous friendship has thwarted our working relationship. If at all possible,
I would appreciate a second opportunity with a different keyworker.
Yours with
very much faith, Andy.
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