Student Success Story – New Life Detox

Emotionally I am a lot better, I used to be quite tearful and depressed. I am definitely more positive than I have been in a long time. I suppose being in the sauna for so long it’s easy to forget where you started off from. My daughter and my mum think I look great and they are really pleased.

Before, when I had a headache, I would just give up and go to bed for the day. And now I have more energy and motivation to get through it, or try and get through it. Or try and manage it, I do manage it better. For example I now know I need to eat when I have had headache. Previously, I would have taken painkillers (cocodomol) all day and night and I would have had a drink (red wine) from 15.00 until bedtime. I needed it just to function and have some time with my daughter.

If I had to make dinner, I would drink and take painkillers so I could make it. After I had made dinner, I would have just gone to bed having taken painkillers and drank and slept. Since I’ve been here I have not done that, although sometimes I have had to lie down. And that’s very rare now compared to what I used to be like.

Today I managed to jog for 17 minutes straight and that is one of my successes. Before I couldn’t even have walked up the stairs without being out of breath and dizzy. There is quite a lot of success when you look at it.

I didn’t think I would have been able to run on the jogging machine. I thought that was a hilarious idea. And being in the sauna (I’d never been in one before), and I don’t like being hot, so I didn’t think I’d be able to do that. I’m just pleased I didn’t give it up. And now I guess I can achieve something if I put my mind to it.

So I’m really pleased with myself. And I won’t be putting any more rubbish into my body again!

E.R.