Age 42Since 11 / 26 / 2001
Marques Marchand
I left home at 15 so I could drink and use the way I wanted to. In the beginning it was a lot of fun. I was young, free, and good looking. A lot of things came very easy to me so I thought I...
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Real people, real recovery. Honest accounts of what it was like, what happened, and what life looks like now — shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 34Since 06 / 14 / 2018
Cory
Drinking was my crutch to get by life and at the same time the biggest destroyer of everything. I couldn't talk, work, speak, socialize at all without it from practically the moment I touche...
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Age 44Since 09 / 24 / 2012
Terry
From the highs of schoolyard spliffs, post-football pints, and weekend ecstasy sessions, I ended up a desperate, hope-to-die street junkie, stealing petty groceries or begging for spare chan...
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Age 64Since 05 / 21 / 2016
Holly S
No focus on the future, no incentive, no friends and no hope.
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Age 35Since 04 / 22 / 2017
Lindsay
I thought it was a secret. I found out after the fact that everyone knew. I couldn’t hold down a job, my credit score started with a 3, and I stopped talking to my family that lived 20 min...
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Age 45Since 10 / 07 / 2017
Kenny - @38crenshaw39
It was two decades driving down a highway with no speed limit or off ramps, filled with lies and selfish behavior. The sound of a pill bottle shaking, plastic baggie crinkling, or liquor bot...
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Age 49Since 03 / 22 / 2014
Scott Davis
We drink to relax. Elevate the mood. A quick fix to a bad day or situation. Then tolerance grows. Dependence grows. Being out of control grows.
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Age 20Since 11 / 09 / 2017
Jade vohland
Getting sober was the best thing that ever happened to me. The rooms of alcoholic anonymous meetings were my saving grace. I’ll forever be grateful.
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Age 33Since 08 / 01 / 2017
Lauren
Growing up, I was always hyper aware of what others thought of me. I believe this was a symptom of alcoholism in my family and trauma. I would go to school and get yelled at by teachers and...
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Age 32Since 09 / 26 / 2020
Kelly
Active addiction, well, by far the worst pain you can endure. 12 years of it. For me, it started out as being close with doctors and the big pharma. I have Crohns so it started with a little...
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Age 31Since 06 / 10 / 2019
Kat
Hello, my name is Kaitlin, I’m 30 years old with two kids, 13 and 10. I have been with their father for fifteen years this July. Yup, I was a teen mom. But I don’t regret it for a minute...
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