Darren's Story

[oracledarren]

Hi, I'm Darren and I had a problem, a big problem - with alcohol

If I am honest with myself I knew I had the problem 10 years ago, but ignored it.

I tried a few times to stop drinkiing on my own, tried the lot, will power, home de-tox, but I never went to what I thought to be the extreme and really admit it to myself and ask to go into a de-tox clinic to get help.

I actually thought everything would be ok and then my whole world fell apart and all within a two week time frame.

1. The company I worked for went bust

2. My marriage ended

3. My mother died of cancer

So what did I do to cope ? I drank more and more, and felt worse and worse and it was only at the time I started to have seizures that I went to the doctor and he asked me if I thought i had an alcohol problem.

Then came the longest two minutes of my life - do I lie ? try and cover it up ? or just say yes and please help!!

I am pleased to say I settled on the last choice and the doctor arranged for me to go away for two weeks in a de-tox centre which actually was not a bad as I was expecting to find - there were people I could confide in and other people going through the same thing for support.

With the right medication to help me through withdrawal I found that after the first couple of days that the proverbial light started to appear at the end of the tunnel, I could actually see that I was breaking free.

Since that time, now over a year ago I have never looked back or touched alcohol since. My life rebuilt, new wife to be, a ready made family , beautiful grandaughter and my own business all in one year.

It was only recently that I found out that the doctors had given me two days to live and it was really MY DRIVE AND DETERMINATION that saved my life.

This is not meant to frighten anybody, but the answer really does begin with YOU. If people won't stand with you, get rid and find new, start afresh if you have too.

My family have made comments of late saying we have the old Darren back (but only better some how) he has direction and purpose in life, where before he was lost.

Now I just look back and smile, laugh even, at all those people who doubted me.

Something deep down makes me proud of being me and I dont think I ever felt that way before.

Have faith and doors will open


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take care,

Darren
DAA