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"Alcohol issues"

About: One Recovery Bucks / Aylesbury

(as a service user),

I used alcohol as a means of coping with life, I used to have to have a couple glasses of wine before going to work as I used suffer panic attacks on the train going into London. And then I would drink through out the day to avoid the shakes and cope with stress of my job, I used take a hipflask full of neat vodka, which I would go off to the toilet to drink. Then come lunch time I would go to the pub and have several drinks before going back to work, and come the end of the day I would then go m&s store at the train station and buy more drinks to consume on the train home.

Once at home I would think of nothing of having another bottle of wine, it just became the norm and it was costing a fortune.

In the end, the catalyst was me having a car crash and subsequently going to court and losing my licence.

The day after I had my accident I contacted my doctor who referred me to BUCKS ONE RECOVERY who have helped me address my issue with drinking. I have now stopped drinking and life is so much better where everyone say it nice to have old me back.

I'm not say everyone has to give up alcohol, but has helped me.

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Response from Tracy Braddock, Service Manager, Inclusion 2 years ago
Tracy Braddock
Service Manager,
Inclusion
Submitted on 14/06/2021 at 18:00
Published on Care Opinion at 18:00


Hi there,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your story and experience of where you are at now. Your experience about why you started and escalated using alcohol is a pattern that can creep up and feel the norm, and as you state leave you out of control taking risks.

I am so glad to hear you accepted your GPs referral into our service and you engaged. It is so encouraging to hear you realised you needed to be alcohol free and have managed to achieve this. Well done you! We know this isn't easy when alcohol has become so entrenched in daily life.

Keep doing what you are doing it is clearly working, and don't forget when you have finished structured treatment with us, you can access our Recovery Network. There is always the Fellowships of AA to access as well for long term peer support.

Can I wish you all the best with your continued recovery.

Regards

Tracy

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