"During my teenage years, I associated alcohol with the good times: birthdays, house parties and summer holidays. It wasn't until I left home for college that my drinking took a dark turn."
"My time at university was very isolating. I was socially awkward, found it difficult to make friends, and used alcohol to escape loneliness and provide comfort as I sat alone in my room."
"By that point, I was drinking a liter of vodka a day. I only left the house to go to work, which was in a dingy restaurant across the road where no one cared that I smelled like booze."
"When I learned I was going to be a dad, I felt genuine happiness, something that I hadn't experienced in a long time."
Growing up in Scotland, drinking was a rite of passage starting around age 13. The university experience in the U.K. revolved around binge drinking, leading to isolation and a preference for drinking alone. Alcohol became a priority, resulting in dropping out of university and moving back home. A relationship formed during this time was marked by mutual comfort rather than genuine connection. The news of impending fatherhood brought happiness, but alcohol abuse continued, leading to a life dominated by drinking and isolation.
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