Jasmin grew up in a very dysfunctional family, with a very young mum and an addict father. Her mum left after extreme family violence, leaving 4 year old Jasmin and her younger brother with her abusive drug addict dad. She was finally reunited with her mum a few years later but suffered ongoing deprivation and abuse into her mid-teens. Around 13 years old Jasmin was being bullied at school and also trying to care for her brother and mother, who was suffering mental health issues. She found that alcohol provided a temporary release but with low self-esteem she continued to drink heavily through her teens, and slipped into drug abuse as she got older.
She finally reached out for help from a friend and was able to get into a found rehab and through that found Alcoholics Anonymous. Through AA Jasmin has been able to get her life back to “normal” and has been sober in AA for just over five years now.
If you think that alcohol may be a problem, then Alcoholics Anonymous could help you. Give them a call on 1300 222 222 or see their website aa.org.au.
Jasmin’s 2019 interview podcast link: https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-201908151300/alcoholics-anonym...
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