I grew up where alcohol was a very prominent part in my life.  I started drinking in the park, at weekends, at a young age. Always believing getting pissed off your head was fun!  

Growing into an adult, again it was weekends. Drink before you go out. Drink as much as you can whilst out. Mix your drinks. Drink shots. Wake up the next day feeling so sick, banging headache, anxiety ridden of what I did or didnt do. Eating rubbish making myself feel worse. Wasting precious days. How fun is that?! 

Like many I am sure, during lockdowns, I drank more. I found an online company that I paid £20 in to each month (you could pay what you wanted) and it saved it up and dispatched wine to me every so often. A great excuse to over indulge when the deliveries came!  

I am not the alcoholic who gets up and needs a drink. I dont drink most weekdays or I should say don't drink excessively most weekdays. I am probably the worst type. A weekend binge drinker! Once I start, I have found it increasingly hard to stop.  Stress triggers me to reach for a glass or bottle and it doesnt help at all. 

I am not enjoying my relationship with alcohol anymore. Its not serving me or my body well.  I am so much bloody fun without it! I have the best times without it. 

I shouldnt drink on the high dosage of antidepressants I am on, and I am working on coming off them, so have decided its time to stop the alcohol too and give myself the best chance of returning to the Laura I know and loved before I started taking medication. 

I want to try and help others not reach the level I did. Alcohol subscriptions are dangerous and unnecessary. It is already far too accessible without making it easier! 
Please sign to ask the Government to step in and start protecting people with new laws surrounding alcohol. Something that is toxic and poisonous and ruining many lives daily.