Oasis Runcorn Reviews

I came to Oasis a completely broken person, thinking I was too far gone to ever recover from my addiction. Having been in six rehab centres previously, this was a last resort for me and in all honesty, I only agreed to come here because I had nowhere else to go and had lost almost everything in my life. I have now spent three months at Oasis, and it has been one of the most challenging experiences of my life. I have wanted to leave many times because I was extremely resistant to treatment, often thinking I already knew all there was to know. I have argued with support staff, counsellors and peers and rallied against every rule, before finally accepting defeat and surrendering to the programme. Once I had done this, my whole attitude to life changed completely and I suddenly found myself able to understand where I had been going wrong in my life and how I could change in order to recover. To say that Oasis has saved my life is an understatement. This place has given me my life back, given my mum her daughter back and my little brother his big sister back. I am finally positive about my future and excited for everything I know I can achieve now that I have the tools. I no longer wake up dreading the day ahead, I have real friends who I love dearly, I don't have the desire to use substances to change how I feel, and I am starting to love myself for who I really am. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the staff at Oasis, thank you to my amazing counsellor Claire who never gave up on me, despite my stubbornness and unwillingness to change, and thank you to all of my peers who have loved me until I a have been able to love myself.

I have found my work given very useful and helpful. I have changed so much since arriving 3 months ago

I entered Oasis Runcorn broken and desperate for alcohol detox and recovery. 2 weeks later I have left feeling physically, mentally and emotionally a different person. The support, care and understanding from all staff has been an integral part of the journey back to finding myself again. Therapy sessions and workshops were insightful and gave me an insight and understanding into my addictive behaviours. My therapist Jay showed care, compassion and professionalism - he was excellent in helping me understand myself. Oasis Runcorn has helped me to live again and i cant thank the staff enough!

LEAVING TOMORROW BACK TO THE REAL WORLD HAVENT BEEN HOE FOR 6 MONTHS SO ITS GOING TO BE AN EMOTIONAL DAY SEEING MY DAUGHTERS BECASE IVE KEPT IT AS A SURPRISE FOR THEM TO SEE ME

After a successful month at Oasis Runcorn, I am truly grateful for this life changing opportunity changing from a crack user who did not have a penny in his pocket or shoes that fit me to having the best of the best. I was supported to get myself some proper decent clothes that I feel a million dollars in. My appearance has gone from looking bad to stylish and is a reflection of how I am now feeling on the inside . I had to have help with my personal hygiene, which I thank the staff here at Oasis for being so open and honest. I treated myself to the nicest pair of trainers and jeans I have ever bought in my life and I still have money left over which I have never had before. I am now a lot more independent. My feelings and emotions have finally come back after a life full of dullness, disappointment and no emotion. To finally opening up to the staff and crying for the first time since I can remember. I have opened up about my whole life story which has absolutely changed my outlook and confidence and has allowed me to speak up for myself because I was always putting up a shield to mask my insecurities. I laugh a lot more now and I am certainly a lot happier. I now have job prospects for a better life in order to plan for the future. My therapist Claire has been absolutely amazing. When I needed my accommodation sorting she did it with no hesitation and had it sorted very quickly. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty for me always! The staff have always been very engaging and very understanding to all of my needs and requirements. I felt privileged. All the staff have catered to all of my requirements and needs, even helping me with my dyslexia and budgeting, helping me to order food that is nutritious and value for money as well as being a treat. I was able to shop on a budget which I have never done with the help from the support staff. When I first started I would not shut up about leaving but the amazing community of peers and their support stopped me from running out of the building when I was ready to leave which I am very thankful for. I have made a life long friends who I plan to keep in touch with and visit when we are well. I have been treated like a brother here and protected and it just goes to show that these opportunities open you up to amazing people that are in the world, but extremely hard to find sometimes. I can count how many good friends I have on one hand but I feel privileged now! The CA and NA groups are so inviting, they feel like family and they all just want a better life. If you are looking for to turn a bleak life around, that is filled with addictive behaviour, I could not encourage you enough to visit the team at Oasis. I would like to give a shout out to, Claire, Kerry, Julie, Colin, Casey and Nelson for the around the clock support, to rid of this disease of addiction that is life or death. I am known to be very demanding and always getting my way which staff helped me combat. I cannot stress enough to ride out the hard times, because there will be hard times. But I promise, if you stick it out, there is light at the end of the tunnel if you seek the correct professionals. Drugs are not the way forward, recovery is! This was the best money I have ever spent.

So I'm leaving today. I feel much better and have meetings scheduled already, and feel I'm in the right frame of mind to do this. The support from my piers and therapists has been Mega. A big thanks to everyone here at Oasis. This is the beginning of a new chapter and a fresh start!

The treatment here has certainly got me a lot better and has made a massive difference. My therapist is top quality and very polite! My treatment is putting me on the road to a good recovery although I don't expect this to be a quick fix and I know I need to carry on with the hard work outside. Without oasis admitting me, I would most probably been on deaths door, so I think this has been a life saver!

Thank you all so much for my stay here I received support where needed and worked a lot on my defects and building on my confidence I have lots of hope and faith for the future thank you.

Thankyou for my stay here at Runcorn and for my detox off Alcohol. I have really enjoyed the holistic side of the treatment. It has given me hope for the future to remain clean and sober

I have been in oasis for two weeks, I have always felt safe to share. My therapist is great and has helped me, I have also now got a therapist outside of treatment to continue my counselling sessions. I have an understanding now of what groups I am attending and I will be there four times a week. The food could be better at times, however this did not have an impact on my treatment and recovery here.