Twin Rivers
Recovery
SPECIALISING IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION &
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.
Registered with the South African Department of Social Development
under the Prevention of Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 2008
Registration No: 15/10/3/4/2-16/2024
We are totally dedicated to introducing clients to an improved way of thinking that will positively impact behaviour and lead towards a more constructive and meaningful life.
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David Briskham is a stern but extremely kind hearted man and I honestly think that during my 2-month stint, he and his team may very well have saved my life. I am now 280 days clean and my life has completely turned around. I can safely say that I am a happy, healthy and honest man….
I was a 24/7 user who couldn’t get a day clean before being sent to Twin Rivers. Thanks to their unique approach and the expertise/understanding of their staff, I’m coming up on a year clean and sober, have begun to rebuild relationships and live a respectable life again…..
I spent two months in Twin Rivers as an in patient and a good few months in aftercare but our connection will last a lifetime. I can’t thank them enough for what they did, and continue to do, for me. If they can put me back together they can put anyone back together! …..
My name is Vincent and I’m an addict!
My sobriety date is 5th October 2019
I started drinking at an early age as I felt unloved, unwanted and just ‘in the way’.
Alcohol was a form od escapism because when I drank, I became a different person, more confident and comfortable around my peers. However, this did not last long and pretty soon I was getting into trouble. I was fighting, stealing cars, drink driving and so much more! I became out of control.
Then I discovered the ‘magic’ elixir that could keep me out of trouble. DRUGS! I could now go out for 3 or 4 days without sleep and drink alcohol 24hrs a day. I wasn’t getting arrested anymore but this soon changed. I alarmingly started to lose my family and friends, my wife, my car and my children. My life was now controlled by the thoughts of getting and using drugs. I got to the stage where I didn’t care if I woke up or not the next day! I was now at the end of the road. I could go into a lot more detail but I am sure as the reader of this testimonial, you’ll have a pretty good idea of the mess I was in.
I got to the point of no return and decided I had had enough of this way of life. I phoned my brother up and said “I’m ready to change” and these few words changed my life. I saw a counsellor the very next day and was booked in for a detox and twelve days later I was admitted to Twin Rivers Recovery Centre in South Africa.
I was nervous and trepidatious but also slightly excited to begin this new stage of my life. My four months at Twin Rivers changed my life forever. With the support of David and his team I soon found out that the alcohol and drugs were not the problem! I was the problem and I thought drugs and alcohol was the solution. Once sober the feelings of feeling unloved and unwanted returned and so the hard yards began. With the help of my counsellor, I started to talk about life and my feelings.
I was introduced to The Twelve Step Programme and I attended Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. My head started to clear and I focussed on working on the 12-step assignment work. Hating myself became less of a hobby and I began too actually quite like myself. This was ground breaking for me and I embraced the programme even more and reaped the benefits. I was not such a ‘bad’ person after all and accepted that I was an addict!
I could write many pages about what Twin Rivers has done for me but to put it into a few words Twin Rivers taught me self-respect which led to me getting my family, friends, girlfriend and children back and I began to navigate a new way of life that I never knew existed. I strongly believe that Twin Rivers influence literally saved my life otherwise I know I would have died!
Anyone out there who is considering on changing their life for the better then my advice would be to go to Twin Rivers Recovery Centre, trust the process and allow yourself to embark on an incredible life changing journey
On a personal note, if anybody would like to talk with me about my Twin Rivers experience then you are welcome to contact me.
With Love & Gratitude
Vincent-UK
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