Gary Mairs - ADHD, Alcohol, and the Quiet Hell of a Functioning Drinker

Gary Mez was 14 the first time he drank a can of beer. By 19 he was drinking Foster's at half eight in the morning at university. By 33 he was alone in Granada, Spain, with a broken flip flop, no money on his phone, and not a single friend left who would return his call. That was the morning everything cracked open.

Now eleven years sober, Gary tells Sober Dave the full story. The idyllic Cheshire upbringing. The prescription acne drug at 15 that changed him overnight. The 15 years of "no off switch." And the quiet decision he made on a Tuesday morning in Seville that he has never gone back on.

You'll hear about: the connection between ADHD and addiction; why moderation is "dumping your toxic ex and sleeping with them at the weekend"; getting sober alone in a foreign country; finding an English-speaking AA meeting on the street parallel to his flat; what 11 years sober actually feels like.

He is also the co-host of The Sober Stretch with his friend, Craig. https://www.instagram.com/sobernsound/ https://garys-newsletter-9e505a.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.

www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

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