Glenn's journey of recovery from alcholism is one of set backs and triumphs. Diagnosed with anxiety from an early age, Glenn has suffered from perfectionism, avoidance, procrastination and isolation as he spend his early days trying self soothe from a turbulant home life. From the outside growing up, he had all the material things a kid good need but all he ever wanted was his friends happy home lives.
In secondary school, Glenn found his passion in sports, and got into high level rowing and rugby. This allowed him to feel a purpose, getting recognition and validation from external parties which helped him continue to escape from his home life.
Glenn remembers his first "drunk", drinking sherry and hated it after being so sick from it. From then forced himself to drink beer to feel socially accepted by his from the rugby club because that’s what he thought he had to do to fit in.
Throughout his mid twenties until this forties, Glenn's drinking started to get problematic but his denial of the problem kept him from seeking help. He got married, had kids, built a house and was running the family business but internally he was in turmoil. Glenn hid behind the material things that he was checking off like society had told him to.
Glenn's turning point to get help was when things started to fall apart with his homelife, wife and children. He reached out to his eldest brother who is 25yrs sober and he directed him to the AA hotline where Glenn called and then got to his first meeting.
Glenn’s journey of recovery took him in and out of rehabs, treatment from psychiatrists, hypnotherapist’s, everything to help him stop. He found this did help, but now in the middle of AA and working the steps, Glenn is living a life where his relationship with his children has never been better and he happily lives without alcohol or the obsession to drink anymore using the tools of the Alcoholics Anonymous program.
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
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