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Ex-Scots church minister left suicidal by lockdown fights back against addiction
27.11.2022 - 14:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A former church minister who battled alcohol addiction after being left suicidal during lockdown has praised a charity which helped him turn his life around.
Ex-heroin addict Darren Howie, who is originally from Scotland, was left spiralling into a booze relapse after his marriage broke down during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 47-year-old former prisoner reached out to Walk Ministries, based in Stoke-on-Trent, when he recognised that he was “completely broken” and needed help.
Darren, who is now a support worker for the charity, says he has found new hope for life after beginning the healing process. He told Stoke-on-Trent Live : "Lockdown nearly killed me.
"I was working for a charity and running a business but my marriage broke down and I relapsed back into alcohol addiction. I tried to commit suicide and my wife didn't know how to cope.
"I already knew Simon Edwards and David Crowther (chief executive and operations manager of Walk) and I reached out to them and said I needed help. I handed in my notice at work and gave away my business, and two days later I was here.
"I was completely broken and they gave me a safe place to reflect, where I could do some work on my emotions and begin the healing process. The first two weeks was a battle and there was a lot of pain.
"I felt a lot of shame and grief but I have had coaching to regulate my emotions. I've learned a lot about myself. If you define yourself by your work, what happens to you when it goes? I felt like the rug had been ripped out from under me.
"I had lost everything but Walk is a safe place to struggle. When people see potential in you and you know they believe in you, you can start to believe in yourself. We all have skills and talents that we can use.
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