Age 56Since 08 / 14 / 2015
Roger Gregory
A sick cycle carousel of anything I could get my hands on.... misery at its finest with no light at the end of the tunnel
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Sober Stories
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 44Since 08 / 10 / 2009
Jillanna D. Mercer
I had no job, no car, and no home. No one would answer my calls or let me in the door. I was extremely depressed and suicidal. Even high I couldn't find peace or happiness. I had tried to be...
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Age 38Since 12 / 17 / 2003
Jenni Brockel
It was...hell. trying to hide my addiction in my teens from my family. Then ending up pregnant at 16. I managed to stay sober during my pregnancy and for a year after she was born. Moved out...
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Age 37Since 07 / 27 / 2019
Carlton
Seemingly good times filled with confusion, fear and instability. I would look in the mirror and not recognize myself. And somehow I thought I was in control. But every time I took that firs...
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Age 31Since 07 / 04 / 2013
Heather
I was my own worst enemy. Life was standing totally still and I was constantly spinning.
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Age 31Since 10 / 06 / 2012
Veronica Shepp
I was a mess, bad mom, bad wife, friend, daughter and all around person. I ran on self will, always looking for my next fix.
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Age 39Since 06 / 04 / 2011
Mike Lloyd
An existence with no purpose. Constantly seeing what I could take and never what I could give. Everything was gray.
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Age 36Since 10 / 03 / 2017
Andrea
It was pure hell, especially what I was putting my husband and children through. It was not fair to them at all or myself.
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Age 31Since 06 / 28 / 2018
Lukas Betting
I remember this day so well. I took my fathers car, drove out to the forrest and wanted to end my life. My mental illness took over my body, the voices was screaming so loud in my head and n...
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Age 46Since 11 / 02 / 2017
Jeneffer
Lonely, always in fear, isolating, depressed, feelings of uselessness, trouble with relationships, dishonest to everyone...
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Age 49Since 12 / 11 / 2007
Jess Williams
My kids hated me, I had lost my job, my house was in foreclosure and I was looking at prison. Most of all I just wanted to die.
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