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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Alex Gerrick...

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2020/09/24

Alex suffered multiple events in his life that contributed towards his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but it was hearing a close friend recall their story as a rape victim that led him to experience overwhelming fear. He tried to hide the effect PTSD was having on his life while building a successful career, but he was suffering in isolation when no one was watching.Alex sought counselling and was diagnosed with PTSD and found recovery. He is now CEO of Fearless Outreach, an organisation

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Jo

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2020/09/17

Jo grew up in a disadvantaged family and had little support from her single mum. She discovered alcohol in her mid-teens and found it a good way to solve her social anxiety. Initially Jo loved the effect but didn’t like the taste of alcohol and it wasn’t until her late twenties that drinking became a problem as she used it to cope with life and work. Her drinking progressed and then she found cold medicine and smoking dope helped her dull the pain of living. Jo first found help in Narcotics

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Gamblers Anonymous - Kevin

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2020/09/10

Kevin came from a pretty poor family, had dyslexia and left school in his mid-teens. He drifted into gambling with an older friend in a rooming house. It was exciting to gamble and allowed him to escape from reality. At first it was horse racing but eventually Kevin fell for the pokies and that’s when it started to really impact his life. A trip to hospital related to stress exposed his debts and he sought help from Gamblers Anonymous but it was really just to please his wife. After a few years of

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Margaret

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2020/09/03

Margaret grew up on a farm and her dad was a binge drinker and drinking was common in her friends and extended family. She married early, had two children and her husband had a slow progression into alcoholism after being retrenched from work. Margaret suffered increasing anxiety and after seeking medical assistance she found help in Al-Anon Family Groups through her hairdresser. In Al-Anon Margaret was able to understand the impact of alcoholism on her extended family and acknowledge the part she

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - Therese and Faye

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2020/08/27

Therese and Faye both lived for years not understanding that their weight problem was related to the type of foods that they were attracted to as children. Later in life, after years of unsuccessful dieting and seeking help in multiple 12th Step fellowships they found recovery in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA). Therese and Faye found the discipline and support that they needed after years of addiction to foods based on sugar and flour and excess eating. Their lives changed dramatically and

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Paul

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2020/08/20

Paul was painfully shy as a teenager and found that alcohol solved his anxiety problems but as he couldn’t stop drinking it created a new set of problems. He eventually started using drugs as alcohol was too messy for his life. Paul was addicted to Valium for about 8 years and when he came off Valium he went back to alcohol and drugs to manage his anxiety, before having a breakdown and with help managed to get into rehab. He found Alcoholics Anonymous through rehab and has been in AA recovery for 3

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Gamblers Anonymous - Ange

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2020/08/13

Ange discusses how her gambling progressed from playing the pokies while on a road trip with her boyfriend into playing the pokies regularly and then turning to compulsive addiction to online social media games. She found recovery in Gamblers Anonymous and after two years today has now built a contented life without needing to gamble. GA helps gamblers to understand and overcome their addiction to gambling.If you’re having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Christine

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2020/08/06

Christine grew up in a family where her dad drank, had an abusive first marriage and then married an alcoholic who was a binge drinker. After difficulties in her second marriage Christine found help in Al-Anon Family Groups from time to time but it was some time later when she was really desperate that she came back for good. In Al-Anon Christine was able to understand the impact of alcoholism on her extended family and acknowledge the part she unconsciously played in the family disease of

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Gamblers Anonymous - Yaakov

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2020/07/30

Yaakov discusses how his gambling progressed from playing the pokies underage at a local pub to becoming a serious problem in his life before he turned 18. It affected his school, work, family and personal life. He found recovery in Gamblers Anonymous and after many years and a few busts has now built a contented life without needing to gamble. GA helps gamblers to understand and overcome their addiction to gambling.If you’re having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - Mary and Margot

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2020/07/23

Mary and Margot both found recovery in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) following many years in multiple 12th Step fellowships and found the discipline and support that they needed after years of addiction to food. Their lives changed dramatically and they found that they could live in freedom from their obsession with food.If you’re experiencing difficulties in life as a result of your relationship to food and eating then Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous could help you. Give them a call

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Zoey

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2020/07/16

Content Warning This podcast contains comments about sexual abuse, suicidal thoughts and mental health/illness that may be distressing to some listeners. If this raises questions or causes distress please call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732), Lifeline (13 11 14) or Beyond Blue (1300 224 636).Zoey started drinking around 14 years old and went off the rails during year 12 at high school. Although drinking heavily she managed to graduate Uni and work in a profession that encouraged social drinking. After

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Gamblers Anonymous - Michael.

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2020/07/09

Michael discusses how his gambling started during a marriage breakdown and morphed from a social escape to become a significant problem in his life. It affected his work, family and personal life. He found recovery in Gamblers Anonymous and after many years and a few busts has now built a contented life without needing to gamble. GA helps gamblers to understand and overcome their addiction to gambling.If you’re having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then maybe

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Brenda and Celeste

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2020/07/02

Note: this interview was originally recorded on 02 March 2017 in the 3CR studio but this is the first time that it has been podcast.Brenda had separated from her alcoholic husband for 13 years before a friend suggested she go to Al-Anon Family Groups. Celeste sought help in Al-Anon when she was concerned about her boyfriend’s drinking and she later realized that her father was also an alcoholic.In Al-Anon Brenda and Celeste were able to understand the impact of alcoholism on their family and

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Alcoholics Anonymous - T'Mara and Jan

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2020/06/25

Note: this interview was originally recorded on 17 August 2017 in the 3CR studio but this is the first time that it has been podcast.T'Mara started drinking around 12 years old and was a daily drinker by the time she was 17. Her drinking progressed and it wasn’t until she had a major car accident that she hit rock-bottom and sought help through rehab and found Alcoholics Anonymous.Jan hardly drank till her late thirties, starting with a wine while cooking dinner but progressed over the next 10

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Chrissy and Michael

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2020/06/18

Note: this interview was originally recorded on 29 June 2017 in the 3CR studio but this is the first time that it has been podcast.Chrissy and Michael had a pretty tough start to life, both had one alcoholic parent and their parents separated when they were quite young. Chrissy started drinking at 14 years old and she enjoyed the effect of alcohol from the start, often just existing between drinks. Michael was similar, starting drinking around 13 years old and quickly realized that the first drink

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Gamblers Anonymous - Yvonne and John

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2020/06/11

Yvonne and John discuss how their gambling progressed from a social enjoyment to become a problem in their lives. Both ended up stealing money and losing jobs because of their gambling. Both found recovery in Gamblers Anonymous many years ago and are now involved helping gamblers to understand and overcome their addiction to gambling.If you’re having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then maybe Gamblers Anonymous could help – phone (03) 9696 6108 or visit their

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Ann

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2020/06/04

Ann had an alcoholic father and it came into Al-Anon Family Groups after her mum joined Al-Anon, her dad joined Alcoholics Anonymous and her siblings joined Alateen. In Al-Anon Ann was able to understand the impact of alcoholism on the family members and acknowledge the part she unconsciously played in the family disease of alcoholism.If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem then you can phone the Al-Anon Family Groups helpline on 1300 252 666 or go online at al-anon.org.au.#Alcoholism

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Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon - Gail and Steve

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2020/05/28

Steve and Gail had alcoholic fathers, went on to become alcoholics themselves and had a close relationship with another alcoholic.Gail joined Alcoholics Anonymous and has been in AA for over 30 years now and she joined Al-Anon Family Groups to help her deal with an alcoholic relationship. In Al-Anon she came to understand alcoholism as a family disease and realized that her childhood was badly affected by her dad’s alcoholism.Steve joined Al-Anon at the suggestion of his recovering alcoholic wife

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Kerrie

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2020/05/21

Kerrie had a pretty tough start to life, losing her mum at two years old, being fostered out for a while and then having to contend with an abusive step-mother. Her dad was an alcoholic as well and her siblings all developed drug, alcohol and mental disorders. Kerrie started drinking at 15 but it was the arrival of her first child at 24 that set her on a path of excessive drinking. Fifteen years later she turned to Alcoholics Anonymous for support, but was not really interested is stopping drinking

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Gamblers Anonymous - Chris

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2020/05/14

Chris’s life looked great from the outside and his results at school were excellent but anxiety had a dreadful hold in his latter High school years. Isolation and mental illness compounded his situation and he turned to gambling as a form of escape, only to become addicted. Chris admitted his gambling problems after just one year but it took him 20 years to finally accept the help he needed in Gamblers Anonymous to recover. He has been in and out of GA a few times and now realizes that he can’t do

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