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I Started Drinking Alcohol at 12… It Took Me 30 Years to get sober - Antoine's Story
· 51 min · S5 E255 · Explicit
Episode I Started Drinking Alcohol at 12… It Took Me 30 Years to get sober - Antoine's Story
Alcohol didn’t crash into Antoine’s life — it slowly became normal.
In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Antoine shares how drinking started at just 12 years old, was reinforced through culture, school, and social life, and quietly followed him for three decades. From boarding school overseas where alcohol was normalized, to college, hospitality, and years of “functioning” drinking, his story shows how easy it is to miss the warning signs when everyone around you is doing the same thing.
We talk about the pressure to fit in, living with ADHD, blackouts that were brushed off, and the moment in Apex, North Carolina that forced him to take a hard look at his relationship with alcohol. Antoine opens up about trying to cut back, why that didn’t work, and what finally made sobriety stick.
This episode is for anyone who’s questioning their drinking, feels stuck in the cycle, or wonders what life could look like without alcohol.
You don’t have to hit rock bottom to choose a different path.
One story at a time—you’re not alone.
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