Growing up in a family that drank and as an angry and rebellious girl, Di started drinking with friends in her early teens. She continued drinking and mixing with the wrong crowd through her twenties and thirties. Then in her early forties with a Uni degree, 3 kids and a demanding job she started to suffer the consequences of daily drinking.  Eventually she sought help and recovered through Alcoholics Anonymous and has been in AA for nearly 12 years.

Stu’s story is similar; he also started drinking in his early teens with friends and, like Di, was expelled from secondary school for inappropriate behaviour. His daily drinking and drug taking continued through his late teens and twenties often brought him in contact with the law. Stu managed to stay sober for about 6 years in his thirties, starting a business and having a couple of kids, before contact with his old friends took him back into full blown alcoholism for another 5 years. To avoid legal proceedings he went to Alcoholics Anonymous and attended a Men’s behaviour management course. Stu quickly identified with other alcoholics in AA and was able overcome the desire to drink and recover in AA.

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.