“I drank three liters a day”: A former truck driver, he recalls his past as an alcoholic

It takes courage to break free demons. Jean-Luc Alonso had it. This 66-year-old Lot-et-Geronnais A. who had previously been a driver Former alcoholic, who attempted to end his own life. He does not forget his past and, as part of Dry January (a month without alcohol), he testifies.

He uses it today to try to help people who are suffering Addictionby a organization Of which he is the Vice President: “Friends of Health 47”.

“I had to drink or I wouldn’t last the day”

With great emotion and sincerity, Agenais testifies:

I started working at 16 and I always liked to party, drink… but it remained festive and moderate. At around 35 I started drinking alcohol. A lot of alcohol.

How to do this Addiction Has she come into his life? ” I do not know. Already, I was in love with this product. Then I felt a injury when i was little I am I was sexually assaulted by a man when I was 10 years old

. I think that’s where it comes from. »

Married, father of two, he fell into alcoholism at age 35: “I used to drink Up to two or three liters per day. I got up at 6am to work, but I had to drink. Otherwise, I would not survive the day. My hands were shaking…”

was Jean-Luc Truck driver. He drove drunk for almost ten years.

“I wasn’t Dead drunk While I was working, I was positive. On the other hand, when I came home from work, I was in a miserable state,” he recalls. He saw no one now.

” My wife was embarrassed To invite people to our home. I spent my days drinking and crying. » This situation lasted for ten years. It almost cost him his life.

At 45, I just can’t take it anymore. I was at the bottom of the hole. I found myself ruining my family’s life. So I wanted to end it. I went to the garage and tried to hang myself. I was drunk and I don’t know how I did it, but I messed up.

Since then, he decides to try to get out of it.

” I thought of my family And I wanted help so I called Help. »

He discusses and takes direction with his sister, his wife Agen Hospital About ten days of treatment followed, “on the sixth floor of the building, where eight beds were intended for alcoholics”.

No more alcohol

This treatment saved his life. or nearly so.

“For years it was. Until the day I found myself alone. My wife was not there. I said to myself, ‘Finally, I’m cured, I can start drinking a little again’. I took the bottle again and that evening was a disaster. My sister came, luckily, to help me. »

The latter sends him a flyer from the association, which Jean-Luc is heading to.

And that’s when I was first told I was sick. It clicked for me.

Blessed from today, the sixty year old does not drink even a drop of alcohol anymore.

” I walked out And that’s why I try to share my experience with people who need it. This association has an added value: the sick encounter people who have been through the same journey. My goal is to show them that there is Always hope To get out of it! »

And to conclude: “When you’re in this situation, you spend your day thinking about how you’re going to get alcohol the next day. I drank everything and anything. Swear Household products. So if I have one piece of advice to give to people in need, it’s this: get help. You need three things to get through it: a doctor, a psychologist and an organization. And above all, be prepared. »

Friends of Health: 09.77.25.04.14 (free call). He will be speaking during a film debate in Tonines this Friday (see page 23).

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