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Ova mama ispričala je kako se riješila ovisnosti o alkoholu i postala dobra mama

  • Sophie je pila cijelu mladost, radije je i prekinula s dragim nego da prestane piti
  • Kad je zatrudnila, pribrala se, živjela bez alkohola, no kad je rodila sina vratila se starim navikama
  • Danas je trijezna, a na svom Instagramu Sretna i trijezna govori o svom iskustvu i pomaže drugim ženama

Trijezna i sretna naziv je Instagram profila na koji smo naletjeli i koji smatramo važnim. Naime, vodi ga 29-godišnja Sophie, mlada žena, mama i bivša alkoholičarka. Sophie je na njemu opisala svoj nimalo lako put iz ovisnosti o alkoholu do danas sretnog života i što je još važnije, razbija sliku o tome tko su alkoholičari - to nisu neki zapušteni stariji muškarci koji iz boce piju ispred dućana. Alkoholizam se može dogoditi svakome, mladim, zgodnim, pametnim ljudima, čak i mamama kao što je ona. Na Instagramu @sober_and_happy govori o tome kako se isplati pogledati istini u oči, ma kako teška bila. Ako alkohol na bilo koja način negativno utječe na tvoj život, treba se zapitati "jesam li alkoholičar?", kaže Sophie. Ona je to napravila prije više od dvije godine. I potpuno joj je promijenilo život.

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Slika o alkoholičarima je kriva

Sophie koja živi pokraj Londona kaže da je i njezina slika o tome tko su alkoholičari danas potpuno drukčija. "Ljudi ovisno o alkoholu dolaze u svim oblicima i veličinama i stupnjevima" objašnjava govoreći da od ove bolesti mogu oboliti i muškarci i žene, i obrazovani i neobrazovani, stari i mladi, sami i u braku i na različite načine. "Sve je u tome kako konzumiraš alkohol. Ja nisam ni shvaćala da sam postala ovisnica."

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

⏮Saturdays then VS. Saturdays now⏭. . Saturdays used to be spent in bed, all day, hungover from Thursday and Friday. . Eventually I would get myself together and head to a pub with someone, anyone I could. I only needed one friend. And when you’re a big drinker you seem to have loads of “friends”. . Copious drinks in the pub, back to my flat for more, then back out again. . Rolling in at 4/5am and throwing up. Sunday spent hating myself and wondering what the fuck I did. . I would’ve spent all my money, I would’ve hung out with people I didn’t know; being loud and obnoxious, I would’ve cried, shouted, fake laughed, fallen over, chatted shit to everyone I saw and the rest ... *CRINGE* . This was my Saturday for most of my 20s. . Now.. Saturdays are spent in my dressing gown, under a blanket, watching TV, eating nice food and saving my money, not causing any trouble to any one and feeling completely relaxed as opposed to erratic, anxious and all over the place. . 10.5 months sober and my Saturdays are spent content and free from drama. . . The girl on the left is gone, with her OTT performances, showing off, horrendous blackouts, dangerous situations and wasting her weekends. . . The fun party girl is still in me, I proved that last weekend, however she’s just not a fucking dickhead anymore. . . . #soberspring #sobermarch #sober2020 #sober #soberme #soberisbetter #sobersaturday #sobersaturdays #sobernights #sobernight #instasober #sobriety #sobrietyrocks #soberwomen #soberwarrior #sobercommunity #sobernotboring #nomorehangovers #sobermind #soberweekend #soberlife #soberliving #soberjourney #teetotal #onedayatatime #odaat #sobermovement #sobertransformation #soberinspiration #gosober

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Prvo pijanstvo s 15

Odrasla je u obitelji u kojoj se alkohol konzumirao vrlo umjereno. Ona ga je prvi put popila s 15 godina. "Popila sam cijelu bocu vina i probudila se s božićnom večerom svuda po sebi. Unatoč ovom incidentu, Sophie nije navalila na alkohol u narednim godinama, no to se promijenilo kad je krenula na fakultet. "Tamo je kultura pijenja bila drukčija, osjećaš pritisak da piješ kako bi pokazao da se znaš zabavljati. Na prvim sam tulumu čula kako nekoliko djevojaka govori "daj štreberici da pije i puši." Odnosilo se to na mene. Kad sam pila, osjećala sam da sam cool, da sam popularna. Bez alkohola zabava nije bila zabava."

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Throwback Thursday. . I wrote an article for @lovewhatmatters mainly the response has been positive. . The picture above was me most weekends. . I never even realised my drinking was a problem. . Everyone does it, everyone gets blackouts, everyone feels hungover. . But if you don’t want to feel those things, if you’re getting more negative experiences from drinking than positive then it’s time to change. . I went my whole of my teens and 20s believing booze was absolutely needed to make something fun. . If you didn’t imbibe and didn’t need it to have fun, I couldn’t get onboard with you, I didn’t physically understand (and still don’t) how and why people will have one or two drinks then stop. . I have never been able to pace myself. I have never been able to have just one. I have always wanted 10 and to get as drunk as possible as quickly as possible, all in the name of fun. . This year has been revolutionary for me. Slowly and through baby steps I realised that actually I do not need to drink. . Drinking was causing me harm mentally, financially, physically and I had had enough of being a slave to it. . If I wasn’t drinking I was thinking about drinking. . If you’re remotely concerned about your drinking, speak to someone, share your story. . Brene Brown said “Shame cannot survive being spoken...and met with empathy”. . For those of you struggling with shame and fear after drinking, I’m here for you. You’re not alone. . . . #sober #soberme #soberlife #mysoberlife #sobriety #sobrietyrocks #instasober #soberaf #soberuk #soberandfree #soberissexy #soberisbetter #sobernotboring #sobercurious #sobermum #soberwarrior #soberliving #livingsober #youngandsober #teetotal #soberdecember #soberchristmas #soberjourney #sobernow #gosober #partysober #sobercommunity #onedayatatime #odaat #soberstory

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Uslijedilo je nekoliko godina tulumarenja, većinu dana u tjednu. "Potrošila sam cijeli studentski kredit na izlaske i alkohol bez da sam uopće razmislila. Jedva sam se provukla do diplome. Nisam jela pa mi je stalno bilo loše, no nisam to smatrala nekim problemom jer su svi oko mene tako živjeli."

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RIP Frank the tank. . That was my nickname, my alter ego, Frank the tank. If you’ve seen Old School you’ll know why. . I relished in that identity of Frank. My friends would say is frank out tonight? Was soph out or was it Frank? I hope we see frank later. Can’t wait to see frank. Frank is jokes. Etc. Etc. Etc. . So I lived up to the persona, the crazy, mad, stupid party girl, the one who was always the first to start and last to stop. . I am so glad I’m not frank the tank anymore. He was embarrassing, he had no class, he wasn’t nice to people and he was just a general fuck up. . Frank couldn’t just have the one drink, had to have two, 2 packs of fags as well incase I ran out. Who smokes 40 fags in a night?!? . Anyway, it’s a good reminder of what I was and what I am so far away from ever being like again. . No more Friday nights of finishing work, straight to the bar, 3 drinks deep and fuzzy in the first hour. No more waking up £150 down in my bank account with no recollection of the night. No more waking up not at home wondering where the fuck I am. No more waking up and seeing my phone smashed to bits. No more waking up and seeing the cringe as fuck selfies, posts and texts I sent. . RIP frankie! We had some good times but ultimately you were a fucking nightmare. . . #sober #sobriety #fromdrunktosober #soberandthriving #sobercommunity #RIPdrunkme #soberlifestyle #soberisbetter #sobernotboring #sobrietyrocks #soberaf #fuckingsober #soberwarrior #soberjourney #boozefree #alcoholfreelife #teetotaler #odaat #onedayatatime #recoveryispossible #soberwomen #soberissexy #soberevolution #sobermovement #soberandclassy

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Sav novac trošila sam na alkohol

Nakon diplome Sophie se zaposlila u prodaji, kaže da je u toj branši moto "radi do krajnjih granica i tulumari do krajnjih granica." Izlazila bi svaki Žedni Četvrtak, "Thirsty Thursday" kako su to zvali, a pijanke se nastavljale do kraja vikenda. Iako je jedva spajala kraj s krajem, ovoga se nije htjela odreći. "Bilo mi je žao za haljinu dati 40 funti, mislila sam da je to skupo, ali onda bih u jednoj noći potrošila 200 funti, kao da je osnovna životna potreba."

Usto je sve češće patila od napadaja panike i stalne tjeskobe, ali to ni dalje nije povezivala s alkoholom i mamurlucima. No sve se promijenilo kad je s 25 upoznala muškarca koji će joj postati zaručnikom. Na njezino iznenađenje, nije se volio opijati i to je uskoro postao problem u njihovoj vezi. Ne to što je ona pila, nego što on nije!

Problem mi je bio što on NE pije!

"Jednom smo popodne otišli na pjenušac, ali on ga nije pio. Jako sam se naljutila" ispričala je. "Znala sam mu izreći stvarno ružne stvari kad sam bila pijana. ili bi bila agresivna. Ili se ispovraćala po podu. Bilo je sve očitije da on ne podnosi kad pijem - rekla sam mu da je dosadan, da me pokušava kontrolirati, da me na razumije i napokon prekinula s njim."

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Bez alkohola osjećala sam se kao luzerica

Nekoliko sljedećih tjedana Sophie je partijala više nego ikad, no nedostajao joj je i na kraju su se pomirili. A onda je otkrila da je trudna. Isprva je bila ushićena, dok joj nije sinulo da je čekaju mjeseci i mjeseci bez alkohola. "Nisam pila osim tu i tamo u nekoj svečanoj prilici kad je trebalo nazdraviti. Nisam uživala kad bih izašla. Osjećala sam se kao dosadna, jadna luzerica, a mozak mi je istovremeno vrištao za alkoholom." Tako da je rodivši sina, mlada mama veselo zapljeskala i vratila se vinu, ali ne prije 5 sati popodne, tad je počinjalo njezino "vrijeme za vino", tako je odredila. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RIP Frank the tank. . That was my nickname, my alter ego, Frank the tank. If you’ve seen Old School you’ll know why. . I relished in that identity of Frank. My friends would say is frank out tonight? Was soph out or was it Frank? I hope we see frank later. Can’t wait to see frank. Frank is jokes. Etc. Etc. Etc. . So I lived up to the persona, the crazy, mad, stupid party girl, the one who was always the first to start and last to stop. . I am so glad I’m not frank the tank anymore. He was embarrassing, he had no class, he wasn’t nice to people and he was just a general fuck up. . Frank couldn’t just have the one drink, had to have two, 2 packs of fags as well incase I ran out. Who smokes 40 fags in a night?!? . Anyway, it’s a good reminder of what I was and what I am so far away from ever being like again. . No more Friday nights of finishing work, straight to the bar, 3 drinks deep and fuzzy in the first hour. No more waking up £150 down in my bank account with no recollection of the night. No more waking up not at home wondering where the fuck I am. No more waking up and seeing my phone smashed to bits. No more waking up and seeing the cringe as fuck selfies, posts and texts I sent. . RIP frankie! We had some good times but ultimately you were a fucking nightmare. . . #sober #sobriety #fromdrunktosober #soberandthriving #sobercommunity #RIPdrunkme #soberlifestyle #soberisbetter #sobernotboring #sobrietyrocks #soberaf #fuckingsober #soberwarrior #soberjourney #boozefree #alcoholfreelife #teetotaler #odaat #onedayatatime #recoveryispossible #soberwomen #soberissexy #soberevolution #sobermovement #soberandclassy

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"Puno reklama za alkohol kao ciljanu skupinu ima žene. Na puno šaljivih razglednica vino nazivaju "sokićem za mame", u serijama snažne, samostalne žene skoro uvijek imaju čašu vina u ruci, imamo rozi džin i mnogo mojih prijateljica je ludo za njim. A alkoholizam među ženskom populacijom konstantno raste. Noć počne veselo, a na kraju izgubite ključeve i derete se na muža."

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Nisam mogla sinu ni pelene promijeniti

U "posebnim prilikama" Sophie bi se i dalje opijala, budila s mamurlukom, koji puta nije bila sposobna ni sinu promijeniti pelenu. "Osjećala sam se kao grozna mama i najgora osoba na svijetu. Gledala bih ga kako se igra, kako plače i razmišljala da zaslužuje bolju majku od mene." Uz sve češće epizode tjeskobe, depresije, migrene, počeli su se nakupljazi kilogrami, koža joj je izgledala bolesno i napokon je odlučila da mora prestati piti. Idućih godinu i pol izmjenjivali su se usponi i padovi, bila bi neko vrijeme trijezna, a onda opet pokleknula, no s vremenom "dobre faze" su bivale sve duže. Danas je Sophie potpuno trijezna već osam mjeseci. Ni kapljice alkohola. I sretnija je nego ikad.

"Smršavila sam, koža mi se pročistila, migrene nestale" priča. "No još je važnije što sam psihički dobro. Nema više negativnih misli kao nekad. Strpljivija sam, raspoloženija i sve skupa mnogo bolja osoba. Svima koji se pitaju je njihov odnos prema alkoholu nezdrav, posebno mamama i mladim ženama mogu reći da se isplati biti iskren prema sebi. Ako alkohol loše utječe na tvoj život treba si to priznati. Ako ne možeš izdržati mjesec dana bez alkohola, vjerojatno imaš problem."

 

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