I am currently in college, right after the death of my father, I picked up drinking. For at least two months in order to handle the situation I would drink more and more to try and ease the pain. At first I just tried to ignore the problem. However, later I found that even trying to think of the good times would make me break down and cry. I tried talking to people that went through the same problems as me. But then I felt like I was boring them with my repeated stories about my father. Although I know they probably didn’t mind. 

I started drinking so much my tolerance for alcohol was extremely high. In fact, I was able to drink a thirty pack of beer, or at least a half of a half gallon of whiskey in a days time. At one point I actually remember saying i didn’t care what happened to me. Although I knew the things I were doing was wrong. I just didn’t care. 

One night I was driving while my friend was drinking. We got to a bar to hang out and play some pool. I had some money and I just could not help myself. I started drinking. The problem was I didn’t want to stop. Something seriously went wrong with my friend. She couldn’t drive, and I knew that we couldn’t stay there. 

She got in the car and passed out not long after we left, I was so drunk I couldn’t drive straight. I drifted off the road twice. I wanted to pull over but because I had been drinking I was not thinking to clearly. I just wanted to get home. I got not even half way home and was pulled over by a cop.

The cop steps out and asked me if I could step out of the car. I was a nervous wreck. I threw my flip flops in the back seat and stepped out of the car. He asked me to do a few tests. I was not good at holding up one foot. He gave me a Breathalyzer test. and I think I was over the limit.

My friend luckily got home, but her car was impounded. I got to spend the whole rest of the night in jail. Before this occurred I was very good about not drinking and driving or letting anyone else do it. I am just glade no one was hurt because of my stupidity. Rather than blaming the cop. I choose to learn from my mistake and to think before something worse happens.

I believe that if I never got a DUI that I may still be doing the same thing. I try to turn the negative into a positive.