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Hi folks, I hope you don’t mind but having just joined the group I’m still a bit shy although I’m sure that’ll change. Although I’ve achieved a lot by combating my addiction things still felt incomplete. AiR was recommended by a friend and I was unsure what to expect. What did I find? Well the most immediate thing was acceptance, everybody here has experienced addiction first hand, called lived experience it’s how they moved forward that makes them different. It’s about the individual, their journey, their needs and their experience. It’s about self awareness and respect. There are group sessions, one to one sessions, whatever it takes. Becoming involved in the activities and events. Some even end up volunteering it is all up to me and what I want and need.

Hello!

Just a brief message by way of an introduction. My name is Duncan and I’ve been a member of AIR for about a year.  This followed completion of DART course and also having utilised services and clinicians.  As a volunteer I provide support in mainly practical ways,  organising and supporting events. But it’s important to remember that recovery is an ongoing journey, informal events like a cuppa with a purpose and recovery meetings are there to provide weekly support, and the company is good as well.  I enjoy the SMART Recovery meeting and assist by presenting the weekly SHMU radio show.

Feel free to contact us and drop in, a warm welcome is assured.

An AiR activist has been stable for an extended period of time, and can accept positions of authority working alongside the operations committee, ambassadors and facilitators.

About three years ago I realised that I could recover. I find this quite an amazing fact because over the years no one actually said “you can recover” . I thought I’d always be on methadone and stuck, Parked.Then I found volunteering with ADA, finding O.R.T. and coming off my prescription, taking part in everything that was offered, D.A.R.T. ,loads of learning. Taking on board that I needed to do more for myself, to keep busy I came on board with Aberdeen in Recovery in early 2016 joining the committee and becoming an activist for AiR, taking it into the communities. Giving people our peer to peer lived experience of addiction. I took on more responsibility by becoming chairperson. We are now a thriving organisation based in the city centre with meeting rooms at our community rooms at Elim with daily programs running. Being around AiR and its community keeps me well and thats what work for me.

Linda

Hi I am Lindsay, an Air ambassador, and now also a paid member of the recovery team.  Thanks to AiR, I have been in sustained recovery for an extended period now and I attend and facilitate some groups as well as represent AiR at conferences and workshops across the nation, and (of course) I continue working on my own recovery whilst helping others.