John talks about the effects of alcoholism on his life and the benefits of recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous. His dad was an alcoholic who eventually found AA and although John avoided alcohol in his early teens, he could not resist it after graduating from secondary school. John frequently drank to blackout but didn’t think that his own drinking was that severe. He attended AA once with his dad in his late teens but decided that that AA was not for him.
It wasn’t till into his early thirties that things really deteriorated and one morning his flatmate made John aware of his violent reactions when he had been drinking and in a blackout the night before. John was petrified of going to AA but decided to take responsibility for his behaviour and found other people grappling with and overcoming the same problem he had with alcoholism.
Unsurprisingly, over 30 years sobriety, John’s life, work, and relationships improved, he got married and his 20-year-old child hasn’t seen him drink.
If you would like to find out a bit more about alcoholism for yourself or a friend, then you can give Alcoholics Anonymous a call on 1300 222 222 or check out their website www.aa.org.au.
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