Member Stories | Over The Influence

OTI Member Stories: Danny

Alcohol. My escape mechanism for the majority of my adult life. From the age of 18 to 28, I fell into depression due to my appearance and...

OTI Member Stories: Paula

Being the daughter of an alcoholic mother, I was always conscious of my wayward relationship with alcohol... My mind became consumed with...

OTI Member Stories: Ian

For as long as I can remember, alcohol has featured heavily in my life. I was born and bred in the North East of England and had the...

OTI Member Stories: Julie (aka The Sober Cider Drinker)

First of all, I’ll introduce myself. I’m Julie, I'm 52, married with two children, I love exercise and I don’t drink alcohol. If you are...

OTI Member Stories: Tim (aka Crumpled Tiger)

There doesn’t have to be a ‘rock bottom’. You don’t have to be labelled ‘an alcoholic’. Something has to happen though, to change your...

OTI Member Stories: Kate

I started this story about 6 times. I had no idea where to start... I think this is because I never really thought of myself as a problem...

OTI Member Stories: Catie

When I was asked to write about not drinking, I thought that I should wait for a big milestone and put a kick ass photo with it. Then I...