dark am i, yet lovely, a lily among thorns, majestic as stars in procession

dark am i, yet lovely, a lily among thorns, majestic as stars in procession
WHY DESTROY YOURSELF? WHY DIE BEFORE YOUR TIME? THE KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE TREMBLE. DESIRE IS NO LONGER STIRRED. DO NOT CONFORM ANY LONGER TO THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD.

Thursday, 19 December 2024

Letter To Pathways

 

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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