Anna

Anna moved into the area 18 months ago having made the decision to remove herself from an unhealthy environment to help herself and her son get the life that they deserve. She had no family support and didn’t know anyone from the local area.

Anna came to our service with severe depression and border line personality disorder. She would self harm and was finding it hard to look after her son. He was placed with a foster carer.

With the help of a keyworker Anna started to think about her own interests and support needs. She became more confident and decided to enrole in one of the courses held at the centre.

“We did willow weaving, jewellery making and other projects. We then started a project on making a calendar. This really helped me to focus on something. While I worked on it all my negative thoughts and feelings were put to the side. The tutor who helped us with the photography and layout of the calendar was very supportive. I was happy with the final result, and we were able to sell it to raise funds for the centre”.

Anna has managed to battle through when many might have given up. She has shown great courage and determination and has given support and encouragement to others in similar situations to her own.

“I have enjoyed learning new skills, because it's helped to broaden my horizon. It's helped me to interact with other like-minded people. And it has given me something positive to focus on and made me want to do the best I can on whatever I am learning”.

Anna in a short space of time has built up a positive social network for herself and her son who has since returned home.

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