This is a story about, perhaps, the most difficult time of my recovery, but it is also the time when I made the greatest step forward. Not only did I manage to write a book, but I also started my progress into the work environment. I have now been out of hospital for over five years and I’ve started working some proper paid jobs, for the first time in my life. It was almost like I had to find the bottom to start reaching for the better life. I want this story to encourage staff to not give up on people, because of my excessive drug use, I felt the staff became quite frustrated with my lifestyle.