My Story

My Story 

Hello my name is John and my story begins like this, From the age of 10 I started experiencing bullying from kids at school due to some minor learning disabilities I had. My only way of escaping the trauma and hurt and rejection was i began to sneak liquor slowly but surely on a gradual basis I began to sneak more and more, as i approached my teenage years i was sne3aking liquor pretty moderately. but as long as nobody noticed I felt i would keep on. around 15 years of age i found myself needing more alcohol. School was becoming more and more of a struggles so if nobody knew nobody will notice that i was doing to medicate the problem which it doesn't medicate anything. Around age 16 roles along and my grandmother who i took care of and held dear to began to fall ill, I would go to her house take care of her then go home and start to sneak from my parents liquor under the kitchen sink do my homework then go to bed. At age 18 my grandmother passes away then i began to hang out with people who partied and drank so i began to drink extremely heavy. By that time my parents started noticing that i was not coming home after school and on weekends i was no where to be found. by the time i was 19 i was getting off the school bus to go out and drink to where i snuck home changed clothes and i was back out to do my thing. It was so bad that i was in my senior year sleeping off hangovers. I graduated high school mind you I was spending my paychecks on booze at this point i was age 20 then one night i came over to my friends house who i had been staying on and off with partying and drinking with a week prior were reading bibles and telling me about Jesus Christ and invited me to church. so Tuesday night roles around and i go with them thinking they are going to pull a prank on me so i boozed up and went on to church . I was there in the pew and i was feeling like i should leave i got up and walked towards the back and the pastor told me to not make the worst mistake of my life by walking out without making Jesus Christ my Lord and savior as i did I walked to the altar and prayed with the pastor and as i did i sobered up immediately and the desire for alcohol fell off and im not going to say i havent been tempted or challenged but from that moment on i have been sober to this day 29 years coming in February .