"Gave me the correct approach"

I contacted my GP regarding issues from my alcohol abuse. They directed me to One Recovery bucks (ORB).

Over the course of 12 weeks I met regularly with Marios, and through setting realistic goals and motivation, we gradually got my alcohol consumption down from many times the recommended amount, to virtually zero. Marios's low pressure approach of talking through goals, issues with drinking, the impacts of drinking etc allows you to reinforce the knowledge that drinking is doing you no favours, whilst arming you with the psychological tools needed to beat the cravings when they enevitably come.

Whilst the process took constant effort and was tough, it was do-able. Once I was near the end of the process I started to see real benefits. My sleep was better, lost a lot of fat, had more time in the day for important things, had more money, felt happier and fitter etc.

I wish I had discovered this service years earlier. I had tried to quit on my own via the NHS app 'drink free days', which seems wholey unsuitable for alcohol dependants. In fact suggesting drink free days made the process of quitting so hard that I thought I couldnt do it. ORB gave me the correct approach, and support, to get my drinking under control.

A couple of months on from quitting I am in a better place in many ways. I highly recommend ORB, and Marios, to people who are ready to quit. To those who think quitting is to hard to attempt, I strongly recommend trying ORB - I wish I did years ago.