Age 46Since 09 / 20 / 2010
Joseph Rowe
My name is Joe and I am an alcoholic and addict. I had my first drink at 15. I had the dream childhood. Two great parents and a great sister. A nice house in a good neighborhood. A big lawn...
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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 46Since 08 / 22 / 2003
Melissa
I started drinking to cope with anxiety and to fit in. I had extreme blackouts from a very young age and things just got worse and worse as my addiction progressed.
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Age 44Since 09 / 17 / 2017
Robert Cable
I was an alcoholic.You think everything is fine. Little do you know life is slipping away from you piece by piece. When you realize what is actually happening, it's gone.
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Age 57Since 12 / 28 / 2000
Diana
I was a social drinker at first, then I crossed that line into chronic. Once I took that first sip of alcohol, I couldn’t stop drinking. It wasn’t fun at all anymore. Alcohol is cunning, baf...
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Age 36Since 12 / 15 / 2007
Michael Maisey
My mum was an alcoholic and my father was a heroin addict. My father left before I was 1. I experienced physical and sexual abuse and episodes of neglect. At 15 I was convicted of armed robb...
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Age 23Since 03 / 01 / 1995
Shelly
I grew up in a house with an alcoholic mother who had severe mental illness. She had 5 documented personalities. As a child I suffered severe abuse from my mother and her personalities. My m...
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Age 39Since 02 / 25 / 2013
Donna
What started out as partying with friends, quickly progressed to around the clock drinking alone in my room, afraid of my own shadow.
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Age 29Since 12 / 25 / 2013
Bree Rowe
Jails, rehabs, motels, and insanity. I lost my newborn triplets and 2 year old daughter and was consumed by fear.
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Age 33Since 01 / 28 / 2008
@PhillipAndrewLA
I woke up in a holding cell drunk tank after being arrested for DUI which was my four alcohol-related arrest. I was entitled, egotistical, judgemental, angry, scared, insecure, defeated, etc...
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