Age 67Since 12 / 17 / 2013
Lou
I was knocking down a couple fifths a day. Contemplated suicide.
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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 28Since 06 / 16 / 2016
Rizki Putra Pratama
initially it was very heavy, to be honest this wasn't easy
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Age 31Since 12 / 30 / 2017
Nicole Medina
Living in a nightmare everyday, trying to keep up with your own lies alone is the worst! Feeling that maybe tomorrow will be the day I finally don't wake up!
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Age 48Since 12 / 11 / 2015
Jess C
My kids hated me and wanted nothing to do with me, I had lost my job and was looking at losing the career altogether. I had no driver's license, my house was in foreclosure and I was looking...
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Age 26Since 10 / 23 / 2018
Amanda
I couldn’t really remember honestly because I was high all the time and missing out on everything that was good for me
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Age 65Since 01 / 13 / 1994
Richard Adams
After serving in Vietnam, it got bad thru the yrs. Drugs and alcohol almost killed me.
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Age 48Since 08 / 03 / 2014
Tony
Numbing myself into a shadow world, just to get through daily life and avoiding all feelings. Never progressing just barely maintaining.
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Age 71Since 01 / 26 / 1986
Sherry S
I was miserable, depressed, and in another Bad relationship. He was not only an alcoholic but he beat me and try to run me over. Pitifull and full of fest
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Age 28Since 10 / 19 / 2018
Danielle
Felt like nothing even cared in the world. I didn’t give a damn what I was doing or hurting in the process
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Age 45Since 05 / 02 / 2004
Danna
I knew I was drinking too much and I needed to make some changes.
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Age 60Since 05 / 11 / 2000
Roy Jennings
My drunk a lot goes back 42 years from the day I was born May 20, 1958 until present time . What it was like being a slave of king alcohol I was A liar a cheat and a thief and character assa...
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