My story

[connorkane]

Took me a long while to even think about writing this, but if it helps someone, it's worth it. Back in 2019 I got stopped for dd. I was in a bad place @ the time like many of us are. Lost my job, youngest went to Uni, menopause... name it I had it !!!! Felt like I had no purpose no more. My partner didn't have much sympathy, but that's alright ... pub for him & me @ home feeling sorry for myself !!! Then you forget how much wine you actually drank !!! Come home from pub , starts argument I can't handle.... Off I go out way ....Worst thing I ever did !!!! So I was so much over the limit, I didn't care @ the time, shame on me. I had never ever been in a police station in my life !!! It was a Saturday night & everyone is kicking off, it was horrible, an experience I never want to do again. So I'm ashamed to say I blew 116, I had no clue what this meant @ the time, but got on this forum... mortified !!! I got a 28mth ban, 200 hrs community service. I did my cs in a charity shop which I really enjoyed & carried on after my hours.... Loved it !!! Found a job for a community centre in a charity shop ... how lucky I felt. What I'm try to get across is, no matter how bad you feel about what you did ( I still do ) Your wrongs teach you a lesson. I'm in a happy place now, learned from my mistakes ... we all can x

 

[MaryM123]

I did my CS in a charity shop too and loved it. I was asked to carry on but couldn’t because of work and family commitments. You are so right, your wrongs do teach you a lesson x

 

[Sundog]

I was lucky enough to escape CS having blown 102. Got a massive fine though. But it’s incredible how many of us are going through emotional trauma at the time of our indiscretions. Clearly I was using alcohol as a coping mechanism at the time of my accident as I was going through some awful stuff. I even used to leave the car wherever it was I ended up drowning my sorrows, but on that particular day due to a stressful encounter I didn’t. Sounds like so many of us are the same.

But anyway I’m glad that you have come through all of this and that life is on the up again! It’s certainly forced me to look at a few things in life, and I’m happier for that.