When I was about 10 years old, I started to drink alcohol at our neighbors’ (winegrowers) because I wanted to belong. At 13, I drank a bottle of wine daily despite my parents forbidding it. As a soldier, I suffered severely from loneliness and not being understood, often drank until I passed out, and wanted to put an end to my life. At the age of 23, my daily consumption had increased to 10 bottles of beer and one bottle of wine. There were opportunities galore: drinking contests, village fairs and parties. As a soldier, I also started smoking marijuana; from the age of 25 years onwards, up to 20 g weekly, roughly 10 – 20 joints a day. Occasionally I sniffed heroin, took cocaine and LSD. Between the ages of 25 and 33, I lost my license three times. But I could not stay away from alcohol. I never sought therapeutic help; I wanted to manage it by myself but was only able to get by without alcohol and drugs for four weeks at the most.
At the end of September 2004, I was introduced into the teaching of Bruno Gröning and took in the healing power on a regular basis. My consumption didn’t change much at first. But I engaged myself intensely with the teaching of Bruno Gröning. Beginning of May 2005, it happened from one day to the next; the need for drugs disappeared and I did not need any more alcohol. I had no withdrawal symptoms, just an increased need for sleep in the beginning. Since then I have been free from the addiction, I can drive without concern, have regained self-confidence, goals and drive. My joy of life has returned
In 1992 I was going through a very difficult time. My mother had died and I had to look after my very old father. My father was an invalid because he had gone blind, and he had a very difficult character. Without my being really aware of it, my daily consumption of wine at mealtimes increased progressively. I felt guilty and was ashamed, but I couldn’t stop drinking. Ten years later I was drinking two to three bottles of wine daily.
On the 9th of February 2002, I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Gröning. After that, periods of abstinence alternated with periods of even greater alcohol consumption, but I wanted to think and believe that I was on the path to health. On the June15, 2003, I instantly felt a strong reaction to the customary glass of wine with the meal; I had to go to the bathroom and throw up. From this moment on until today, I have never drunk wine again. I feel like a new
person.
From 1993, I regularly got plastered on the weekends with up to five liters of beer per day. About three years later, I changed my alcohol drinking habits and drank up to two liters every evening of the week. I got used to the alcohol and was not drunk anymore. Through the alcohol I reduced stress and tried in vain to fight depression. I knew that I was dependent but could not stop drinking. This bothered me a lot.
In November 2002 I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Gröning. At first, nothing changed in my drinking habits, but I frequently experienced nausea and nightly itches. I did einstellen daily for reception of the Heilstrom and told myself over and over that I wanted to become completely healthy again.
On July 24, 2003, the craving for alcohol suddenly disappeared, from one day to the next. Since then, I have never touched another drop of alcohol again. The depression has disappeared. I had absolutely no withdrawal symptoms. Even when I am in a pub I have no desire for alcohol
anymore.
Shortly after my 18th birthday (1968) I started to drink beer and spirits. It became a pattern in my life to go a bar after work and to go to work in the mornings with a shocking hangover. Every night I drank between 12 and 17 glasses of beer. This went on for 35 years.
My first marriage suffered because of it and ended in divorce. After the divorce (1982) I fell into a deep depression. Two suicide attempts left big gaps in my memory. I am a single parent and only the love for my son and daughter kept me alive.
In January 2004 I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Gröning. In April 2004 I noticed that I had gone five days in a row without drinking even one single beer, I hadn’t even thought about it. For me that was a miracle, to be totally free of the craving for alcohol after 35 years of alcoholism. There were no withdrawal symptoms. It feels as though I became a different person and I really am.
Since October 2004 the depression has also disappeared. Hopelessness and fear have given way to joy. Joy and gratitude for being
alive.
For several years my son had been drinking two bottles of beer a day and schnapps on of top of that. I saw he always had a little schnapps bottle with him, as I am at his flat on a daily basis. I coaxed him to stop drinking, but he was only able to stand one or two days without alcohol. His marriage was only hanging on by a thread, as well.
When I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Gröning, I also asked daily for help on the spiritual path for my son. Once I even wrote down this plea, put it in a drawer and forgot about the matter. Five months later my son suddenly stopped drinking. He hasn’t drunk any alcohol for two years now, and also in his marriage, everything has sorted itself out
again.
In March 2000 new neighbors moved into our building. These neighbors constantly bought alcohol – a slab of beer daily – and their visitors always brought beer around as well. The woman was always lying in bed and only got up to drink alcohol. One never saw her outside the flat the whole summer long. When the balcony door was open, the strong smell of beer drifted over to us. She went to a rehab clinic for three weeks, but immediately on her return, she began drinking again throughout the day. The social workers did not want to help them anymore, and also the family doctor refused to see them again. They were given notice to move out of the flat.
In June 2000, my wife together with others, asked for help and healing for our neighbors through the teaching of Bruno Gröning. A few days later, washing was hung up next door, cleaning was going on, and vacuuming. The neighbor approached us on the stairs and told us that she has been freed from the alcohol addiction. Her family doctor talked about a mystery and quoted bible verses. She now has a totally different aura about her, the flat is orderly and the eviction notice was cancelled. Our neighbor is very well until
today.
I smoked for approximately 33 years and at the end I smoked about 60 cigarettes a day. During the night my coughing interrupted my sleep and I became nervous and irritable. I became short of breath whenever I was under physical strain. Whenever I climbed the stairs, I had to take a break after every 10 steps.
I started to drink alcohol regularly at the age of 19, about two to three times a week. Throughout the years I gradually drank more. At the end I drank one bottle of wine or a half to one bottle of brandy every single evening. I was afraid that somebody would notice that and so I drank mostly from Friday to Sunday. In the last 5 years I had tried to quit drinking several times. But after six or seven days I began to drink again.
In August, 1992, I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Groening. Half a year later I was able to stop smoking. Right after the introduction I suddenly drank only one or two glasses of alcohol a week. About one and a half years later I drank a bottle of champagne once again. Ever since that time I didn't feel like drinking any alcohol. Once in a while I drink a glass of alcohol when I have dinner or lunch or when there are friends around, but there is no desire for more.
In 1986 - when I was 27 years old, I began smoking hashish. Two years later I also took LSD. I became depressed after a divorce and another separation from a woman. I turned cocaine and heroin. I grew opium, psychedelic mushrooms, Jimson weed and hemp myself. When I didn't have any heroin or cocaine I swallowed tranquillizers and stimulants (including Mandrax, Diazepam or Captagon, and Ritalin). In 1991 I felt so bad that I threw out all the drugs and went cold turkey. But still my life remained aimless and devoid of any happiness. From 1995 to 2000 I worked looking after people with severe disabilities and at the same time cared for my grandmother. I had almost no energy left for my own life. I smoked hashish again and drank regularly initially wine and then up to half a bottle of whiskey and six to seven cans of beer every night. Then, when there was a threat of losing my job because of my drug taking, I actually stopped drinking - but my will to live was totally extinguished. I oscillated between depression and aggression in the form of mindless destruction.
I learnt about the teaching of Bruno Groening through a doctor, and was introduced in May of 2000. Five days later I burnt all the drugs. Since then I have been drug free. I have no hankering for them any more. Depression and aggression belong to the past. I am now a contented and happy person.
I was a single mother employed in a difficult job, and as a result of personal problems drank alcohol regularly since I was 27 years old (1981). I took tranquilizers and sleeping tablets daily, in double the prescribed dose. I tried several times to withdraw at home, but inevitably found that after two or three months I ended up in relapse. During these periods I used to consume one to two bottles of vodka a day over a period of two or three weeks. Normally I was fearful and depressive, but when I drank I became aggressive. I had very disturbed sleep.
In September, 1994, after having been introduced to the teaching of Bruno Groening, I could immediately give up the tablets. I didn't even reach for them when my mother passed away. I also noticed all of a sudden that my need for alcohol had vanished without any withdrawal symptoms. And today I can occasionally drink a glass of wine without any negative consequences. Depression and anger have disappeared. And I can sleep through the night again.
I drank alcohol regularly since I was 17 years old, mostly beer, generally to the point when I just couldn't drink any more. I started drinking in the morning. As I had stopped my apprenticeship and often was without a job for longer periods, my debts grew due to the alcohol consumption. Drinking made me aggressive and I had partnership problems. When I did find a job again I even drank some beer there and at home continued with up to one bottle of wine a day with some glasses of schnapps in between.
After I was introduced into the teaching of Bruno Groening in August, 1999, I still drank daily but considerably less and sometimes "light" beer. Beginning of December, 1999, I stopped totally, not a single drop. From January to end of February 2000 I again drank up to total breakdown. Ever since then I don't drink any more. Alcohol does not tempt me any more. An alcohol-free beer or an alcoholic confection don't cause any need for alcohol. In the meantime I have finished my apprenticeship and have my own business.
I began to drink alcohol at the age of 17. In the course of the last two decades I gradually drank more and finally drank about two liters of alcohol (Slivovitz and brandy) a day. In 1991, at the age of 60, I stopped drinking for two years because of bleeding peptic ulcers. But after that time I continued drinking despite all those warnings: 3 glasses of Slivovitz and brandy, five bottles of beer and 2 liters of wine. I just couldn't stop it.
In August 1998, 3 months after I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Groening, I was free of a 50 year alcohol addiction. I was able to stop drinking from one day to the next, and don't drink at all anymore.
For many years I drank alcohol in great amounts and smoked up to 3 packs of strong cigarettes per day. This started slowly from age 20 or 25 and increased until it became a habit. I drank around the clock and was hardly ever sober anymore. My driver's license was taken from me. Many of my "friends" separated themselves from me, because I was always talking rubbish without thinking. I didn't want to do therapy, since I thought it would be possible to quit drinking just through my own willpower. This, however, was unsuccessful.
In January, 1998, I learned about the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends and was able to quit drinking and smoking after 8 months without withdrawal symptoms. My life now has meaning again.
When I was 15 years old I began to suffer from acute depression. At 16 years of age I began to drink excessively because of severe depression. At 19 my family doctor prescribed Valium for me. I swallowed up to 90mg of this drug when I had severe anxiety attacks. During a stay in a clinic they prescribed an additional drug for me to take called Rohypnol (several tablets at once). When I was 40 I tried to take my own life with tablets. Following that I was admitted to a psychiatric clinic. At that time I was auto-aggressive, using knives, pointy objects, or cigarettes to hurt myself and repeatedly attempted suicide. Three years later, without having achieved any success in healing me, I was discharged. A short time after that I again - at my own request - sought admission to the same clinic. I would totally flip out at the smallest frustration in my life. I was forcibly medicated and put in isolation many times. Over time, and because of my behavior, I totally lost any feelings of happiness. I was admitted to the same private psychiatric clinic a total of 5 times.
In the spring of 1998 my condition improved slowly. Later, I discovered that a woman in the clinic had done einstellen for the Heilstrom for me. In June, 1998, I had recovered so much that I moved into a supervised living group home. In September, 1998, I was myself introduced to the teaching of Bruno Groening. As time went on I felt better and better and was gradually able to dispense with all medication. The anxiety, depression and aggression, as well as thoughts of suicide all disappeared, and the desire for beer, which I had had for 30 years, was also eradicated. My situation at present is that I live in my own apartment and again work in the old age home on an hourly employment basis. My doctor is amazed at how well I have recovered.
At 30 years of age I got a job at a cafe and drank alcohol there every day. After work I continued to drink at home. When I was 46, my son moved out and my alcohol consumption increased again. During my later work as a janitor I already began drinking in the morning with one or two bottles of beer. At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon I drank around 6 to 7 bottles of beer, and whiskey during the evening, a half bottle and sometimes an entire bottle. After several years I quit the whiskey because I was disgusted with myself. From then on I drank beer (about a half case a day) and afterwards wine (usually one bottle.) During this time I was easily excitable, nervous and bossy. The alcohol provided me with a pleasant, joyful feeling; often I even had to cry until I went to bed exhausted. Although I was aware for a long time that I was dependent on alcohol, I didn't look for a doctor or a place of counseling.
In April, 1996, I was introduced into the teaching of Bruno Groening. I had to cry a lot, which was very pleasant. I always had the feeling that something was being released from me. Nothing changed in my drinking behavior yet. In the last few weeks before the healing I even drank a case of beer and 1 to 1.5 bottles of wines per day. It didn't occur to me at all that these could be Regelungen.
In April, 1998, I suddenly had no desire or need to drink alcohol anymore. I really wondered about this. When I hadn't drunk anything after a few months, I knew that this was the healing. For this I am very grateful and happy. I am much calmer and feel a great joy for life within me.
I started to drink alcohol regularly at the age of 20. At the age of 30 I drank 11 to 12 half liter bottles of beer every single day and in the winter at work (at the harbor) I usually added a shot of alcohol to my coffee or tea. Since 1985 the problems I had - mood swings, depression, aggressiveness, nervousness “ increased tremendously. Sometimes I didn't have any concept of time. Because of all those problems my wife moved out of the house with our children.
It was my wife who brought me to the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends in June, 1994. But after a good start I stopped going to the community hours.
In June, 1998, I sat at the table one evening with three cans of beer and the picture of Bruno Groening in front of me. After I had opened the last can of beer I shouted desperately at the picture: "Man, who the hell are you? Help me!" In the course of the following hours I saw my whole life before me like a film. In one of those moments I realized, for example, how my children became scared when all I wanted to do was reprimand them in a loving way. When I finally was able to realize the mistakes I had made I became so happy inwardly. In the following three days I had diarrhea and vomiting. Sometimes I had to cry bitterly. Afterwards all the problems had disappeared. Since then I haven't touched any alcohol and there was no desire for it any more. My wife moved back with the children.
I drank alcohol regularly for 20 years. Not necessarily during the week, however, always at week ends. I was a typical periodic drunkard. My time started after work. My standard was 15 bottles of beer and 5-10 glasses of Fernet Branca per day, sometimes even more. In addition I drank Cola with Cognac, Whiskey or Vodka. Most of the time I could not remember what had happened during the night and often had a bad conscience.
After a car accident in which my passenger was fatally wounded, I continuously drank more and everything got worse and worse. The weekend now lasted from Thursday to Sunday evening. As everybody knows, alcohol reduces scruples and thus there were "episodes" with women. Stomach aches were treated with brandy. When my physician told me that my liver test results were not good, it lead to even more drinking.
On August 29, 1996, I learnt about the teaching of Bruno Groening through a flyer, two days later I was introduced. I immediately could accept what was said and from the first moment did einstellen for the Heilstrom at least twice a day. Two months later I decided after a nocturnal drinking tour not to drink a single drop of alcohol any more. Ever since I have not touched any alcohol. This is still so today; I even have a real aversion against alcoholic drinks. I had no withdrawal symptoms.
Friends of mine first introduced me to alcohol at the age of 15. I drank a lot of beer. When I was 20 I drank at least once a week until totally intoxicated. During my military service between 1985 and 1989 I consumed up to 20 bottles of beer daily. During that period I was never alcohol-free for more than 3 days at a time. In 1989, when I met my wife, I reduced my consumption, but came to the realization that I had become addicted. I had a need to drink 6 to 8 bottles of beer somewhere between two and four times a week. If I didn't do that, I couldn't sleep and my whole body itched and the next day I felt as if I had been knocked out. That next evening I would then drink twice as much as usual. If there happened to be a crate of beer at home, I would finish it in two days. In the end I adjusted myself to the addiction: twice a week I would drink just enough beer to enable me to fall asleep, and left getting totally drunk for the weekend. I became depressed. My hands shook, which had a negative effect on my career as an electrician.
In February of 1995 I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Groening.
At first nothing much changed. In September, 1996, I suddenly could stop drinking and have not taken any alcohol into my body since. I inadvertently consumed an ice-cream which contained liqueur - and that didn't cause a relapse, either. I had no withdrawal symptoms and have now been free from my addiction for seven years. I can fall asleep and sleep through the night without alcohol. I am no longer in a fog-like state and am totally aware all the time. My hands do not shake anymore, not even in difficult situations.
My father died when I was 8 years old. Because of depression and anxiety I was given tranquilizers by our family doctor. At age 13 I began to smoke marijuana, a few years later I also took stimulants. After an argument with my mother, I attempted suicide. Shortly thereafter I had my first experiences with LSD. During my training I belonged to a clique consisting of fellow nursing students who used heroin. Eventually I became dependent on heroin. At 18 years of age I got hepatitis B, quit my nurse's training, did therapy and once again had a setback with heroin. Being drug free was always a struggle I and felt I couldn't do it after just a short time. After cold turkey withdrawal when I was arrested, I switched to legal drugs at age 23. Depressive states and existential anxiety rendered me incapacitated. Increasingly I ended up being sucked into "helpful" drugs. Besides pot, speed and cocaine, I slipped more and more into the legal drug alcohol. Several withdrawal treatments at clinics did not bring any improvement at all.
In 1986 I was introduced into the teaching of Bruno Groening. At first I was very skeptical towards the entire thing; however it was an uphill battle and today I am a life affirming and healthy human being. Since 1991 I have been living free of alcohol and drugs, have done a training and 2 computer courses and have been working since 2000 in a domestic nursing home. I have been happily married since 1998.
I became completely inebriated for the first time when I was 16. When I was 24 I became a sailor and for the next 30 years drank to excess. During this time I hardly lived for three consecutive days without alcohol. In the radio room schnapps was always at hand. For many years I drank three rum and cokes prior to the main meals. After the evening work I continued to drink. Alcohol gave me a reason to live and a crutch for life. Total blackouts occurred every couple of weeks, especially in harbors, where I sometimes landed in jail overnight, but also during vacations at home. Alcohol was my constant companion at work and at home.
After retiring as a sailor I was introduced to the teaching of Bruno Groening in spring, 1996.
I started immediately to help in the nearby printing house of the Circle of Friends almost daily. During this time, almost without noticing, I lost the need and the habit for drinking. Without struggle, pain or relapses. I have not had a drop of alcohol for over 6 years.
After my sister's death in 1974, I had serious stomach aches with ulcers. I got tablets and injections against the severe pain. As no improvement occurred, gastric examinations were made in regular intervals. The diagnosis was chronic stomach and duodenal ulcer. I should learn to live with recurrent ulcers.
After 20 years of pain (1994) I was totally down and had no more hope. I pepped myself up with alcohol. At first it was wine, later schnapps and finally I drank up to 2/3 quart daily. With the daily alcohol consumption I became unreliable and lost my job. Additionally I took lots of painkillers and tranquilizers, among others Valium.
Through a friend I learnt about the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends. In January, 1996, I was introduced into the teaching. Since the introduction I spontaneously stopped taking tablets and drinking alcohol. Now I also wanted to get rid of the stomach pain. I used all possible time to absorb the Heilstrom and to familiarize myself with the teaching of Bruno Groening.
The pain steadily decreased and since the end of May, 1996, I have been totally free of any complaints. Despite of a new severe burden caused by nursing a near relative, I didn't get any thoughts about a relapse. Schnapps can stand next to me now; I don't feel any need for it..