I Started Drinking at 13… | Nicole

Menace to Sobriety

Daniel O'Reilly

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🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In this episode of Menace to Sobriety, we’re joined by Nicole, who shares her raw and honest story about growing up around party culture, early dr** and alcoh*l use, and how a**iction slowly crept into her life. Nicole opens up about starting young, the realities of nightlife and dancing, and the warning signs many people miss. We also dive into the female perspective on a**iction and recovery, a conversation many listeners have asked for. This episode isn’t polished or sugar-coated it’s a real look at how a**iction develops, how it hides in plain sight, and what it takes to confront it. If you’re interested in understanding a**iction, s*briety, and how the mind works when life takes difficult turns, this episode is for you. Swindon Celebrity Charity football match tickets https://www.skiddle.com/e/41997339 Buy your tour tickets: https://www.seedanlive.com/shows Instagram: https://instagram.com/menacetosobrietyuk Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@menace_ll_sobriety #mentalhealth #motivation #sobersuccesspodcast #mentalhealthawareness #sobersuccess #christmas #festive #soberlife

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0:00.0	I drink, but it wasn't the problem.
0:01.8	I'd have, like, the occasional pill or whatever.
0:04.1	How old were you then?
0:04.9	Like 13. Fucking hell. And you were popping pills. I think I used for 12 years, didn't see any issues. And then one time I was just on a sash. No, like, pre-warning signs blew my nose and, like, this massive chunk came out. And I just instantly knew. Oh. I just instantly knew that like a piece of my nose have come out.
0:23.8	Mmm. chunk came out and I just instantly knew. Oh. I just instantly knew that like a piece of my nose had come out. Ooh. There's a lot of girls at Ceshard and in fact, weirdly I think it's more acceptable. Do you think? It's hidden in plain sight more with women. Women look good doing it. They're like partying. it's like, you know, their hair's still done,
0:37.7	they still look nice, they're having a good time. We're men are fucked, we're fucked. Yeah. Do you know what I mean? And we're like fighting or rolling on the floor, pissing ourselves. Hello and welcome to another episode of Menace to sobriety with me, your host with the most, Daniel O'Reilly, akaapalav. So I'm over three years sober,
0:55.1	and this podcast has been part of my journey.
0:58.2	This is for anyone out there that is interested in how their mind works,
1:03.3	the directions that their thoughts take them.
1:06.3	It is about addiction and sobriety and stuff like that, but I think that it's just about, yeah,
1:14.6	learning about ourselves, really, how we cope with life, what we lean into negative, negative
1:20.9	things and how to overcome them. Throughout this series, we've had a lot of different guests,
1:27.0	and I've been getting a lot of DMs and messages
1:29.0	from people saying, we need more female perspective on the podcast because we have a lot of female
1:35.9	listeners and it's all well and good me talking to other men and me relating to men. But there's a lot of
1:41.0	listeners out there that maybe need a female perspective to relate to
1:45.9	and also I'd like to learn if there's any difference in it and more about it.
1:51.0	So I followed this lady on Instagram.
1:55.2	It's always the hard hitting content that I like, the stuff that sort of no holds barred and
1:59.5	just the reality of what this is,
2:01.6	you know, not trying to gloss it up and her content is definitely like that.
2:04.6	Welcome to the stage, Nicole.
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