Age 35Since 07 / 20 / 2019
Janine
Being a crystal meth and heroin user, I hated my life and wanted sobriety so bad. I was constantly craving this in my life and just couldn't bring myself to being sober. I was miserable so I...
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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 54Since 07 / 12 / 1999
Rosie
It was awful. I was living a life I promised myself I would never live.
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Age 31Since 11 / 26 / 2018
James Mc
My life was pretty good!! So it seemed to others. But that was what I wanted others to see. Behind closed doors of my home was a dark miserable place for my family and my self because of my...
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Age 62Since 06 / 30 / 1990
Tom Gustin
Blackout drinker, out of control. It's said that to be an effective liar, you have to have a great memory. Blackout drinkers like me have a tendency to fail abysmally at that. Caught in a we...
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Age 56Since 09 / 26 / 2009
Joan
I wasn’t afraid to die. I was afraid to live. I could not function without a drink.
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Age 53Since 06 / 26 / 2006
Christopher Jacobson
Alcohol and drugs were not who I really was deep down as a person in my heart and soul it was pure hell
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Age 55Since 05 / 09 / 2010
John Webb, Sr.
My drinking caused my life to be unmanageable because when I took one drink, I couldn't stop drinking.
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Age 34Since 06 / 23 / 2015
Edwin
It was a living hell for myself,my family & close friends.I put my family especially my wife through hell.
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