David's Story

“I am a 26-year-old guy from the North West of Ireland. I’ve got three and a half years of recovery behind me, but before that my life was a mess. I was in a very low place mentally and had dropped out of college as a result of my gambling. But working with Extern has helped me to really turn things around.

I completed Extern’s counselling programme and I’ve stayed in contact with them ever since. I’m now in my fourth and final year of an addiction counselling degree and I plan to specialise in helping people impacted by gambling harms. My mental health and resilience have improved massively since getting into steady recovery, my self-confidence has grown and I feel hopeful about my future.”