Lisa felt that she was different from the start and grew up in a dysfunctional family affected by the family disease of alcoholism. She found out at an early age that alcohol made her feel better and she gravitated towards people that enjoyed alcohol so that she could enjoy it too. Lisa was a wild child, left school early and became a single parent in her early twenties. As life became increasingly difficult, she leant on alcohol more until her drinking was out of her control.
In her late twenties Lisa sought help in Alcoholics Anonymous, and found out that she couldn’t drink like normal people but that she could survive and even thrive, without a daily drink. Her life got better as her thinking straightened out and now she’s happy to be a sober grandma.
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.
If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem, then you can phone the Al-Anon Family Groups helpline on 1300 252 666 or go online at al-anon.org.au for more information.
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