1. First Experience with Alcohol and Learning
She had her first drink at 15, and from the enjoyment of that experience, learned that alcohol brought pleasant effects.
2. Transition from Nutritional Supplements to Dependency
During her first year of high school, she used nutritional supplements to improve her health and gradually became dependent on them. As their effects waned, she sought stronger effects from alcohol.
3. Alcohol as an Emotional Coping Mechanism
She was able to alleviate feelings of loneliness and abandonment, which she had felt since childhood, by drinking alcohol. Alcohol became a way to ease her mental distress.
4. Impact on Social Life
In high school, she started drinking before meeting friends and during school to ease social anxiety. This became routine, leading her to bring alcohol in a water bottle to school.
5. Escalation of Dependency
As her dependency on alcohol deepened, financial issues and family strain increased, leading to shoplifting. Despite wanting to stop drinking, she couldn't, and she developed suicidal thoughts.
6. Treatment and Recovery
In her second year of high school, she confessed her alcoholism to a teacher, decided to drop out, and admitted herself to a specialized hospital. After receiving professional treatment and achieving temporary recovery, she felt the need to participate in a support group to maintain sobriety and continues her journey of sobriety today.
(1) "The Trap of Nutritional Supplements" Why a Lonely 15-Year-Old Turned to Alcohol ➤➤
(3) "Abandoned Heart" Overcoming Alcohol Addiction at 15 ➤➤
