RTT is a game changer
I have had a serious drinking problem for the better part of 10 years but the last 3-4 it had become very apparent that if I didn’t get control of my drinking it was going to kill me.
I didn’t even know why I chose to drink; God knows the first of many glasses of wine I poured daily didn’t make me feel good, nor were they even that enjoyable. But it had a hold on me, and I had lost my way.
I was in constant contact with my GP who advised a few different places I could try, counselling, AA – I tried them all. Nothing stuck. Nothing could stop me.
I had spiralled so low, and my body was telling me so. I became terrified to go the Doctor, scared of what blood tests would reveal, and of finding out how much damage I had done. I thought I would be dead by the end of the year and not see my Grandchildren finish school and my adult children fulfil all their dreams and that my Husband would have to grow old and get through retirement without me.
I met Jane through a local club and was instantly attracted to her kindness, positivity and encouragement. We connected through Facebook and one day she sent me the link to her website.
After a week or so I decided to check it out and upon browsing through it I kind of threw what I thought was a challenge to Jane.
Can you really fix addiction?
“Yes” she replied.
All I needed was the desire to have control. And I had that in spades! I was dubious, I mean years under my GP’s care have made no difference despite promises to myself over and over and over that I would quit, and I would get better. I am still now, 4 weeks down the track, simply in awe of the life Jane has given me.
1 session was all it took. I was puzzled the next day about how it could be this easy? Why was I suddenly walking through the Wine aisle at the local Supermarket and being completely oblivious to the bottles that only the day before I was pulling so “needlingly” from the shelf. There was no want. There was no need. There was no desire. In fact, all I felt at the thought of taking a sip was distaste and the feeling of being ill and out of control. Jane explained it was because she had helped my mind to feel indifferent to it. What an incredible release!
The very first week I was in five different social situations where I would normally hit the wine and feel “confident” and a sense of belonging. How amusing and wonderful it was for me to feel an even stronger confidence and to awaken the next day remembering the entire evening!
I never could have imagined in my wildest dreams that I was finally going to be so free.
I was an alcoholic, but now, thanks to RTT and the wonderful Jane, I am not. I do believe that in time, when and if I choose to, I can again enjoy a drink with my Husband over a meal out, or a glass to
toast a friend or to reward myself when I win a game of Bridge!
But for now, I am just too happy in my Wine Free world to care for it. Not only have I had this huge success, but it has cleared my mind enough that I have taken full control of what my body is telling me and am now fully on track to having my Diabetes and High Blood Pressure back under control.
Thank you, Jane, for taking on my “Challenge” and giving me back my life.
D