Age 63
Denise
Sober sinceIt was an isolated and scary life High anxiety and at an early age I used alcohol to cope and navigate through life it was normal to drink in my family However I had an instant allergy and o...
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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 45
Bo Blackmon
Sober sinceYou lose sight when the fun becomes necessity and then what follows is hell on earth. I was always alone, depressed, hiding, smoking crack afraid to be seen. I hated my self and I judge me h...
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Age 33
Ashlee carl
Sober sinceIt was hell. I went from 140 to 103 and throwing up sick in bed all day for weeks. We fought all the time.
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Age 56
Anthony K
Sober since"I was the walking dead". I was broke mentally, physically and spiritually to a point where suicide was and option. Abandon houses, jails and different treatment programs.
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Age 55
Gina Andreano
Sober sinceIt was a beast, that I truly believed I could tame. What once quelled the deep echoes of trauma, sadness and fear turned on me in a blink and left me with a craving beyond all understanding....
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Age 63
Randy
Sober sinceI was trapped in my alcohol addiction for over 30 years. I had no hope of ever getting sober or staying sober.
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Ashley
Sober sinceI was an exhausted monster. I hated waking up so I never went to sleep and when I did sleep it was for days at a time. I missed so many things with my kids and my daughter carried the respon...
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Age 28
Cheyenne Killmer
Sober sinceWhen I started using drugs I didn't even know what addiction was. I thought I was just "partying", that's how I put it even when I was by myself.
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Age 56
Skip Sams
Sober sinceBefore I got sober, I had sabotaged every opportunity for success because I didn’t believe I was worthy of it. I had lost my life’s purpose. I used to say that I had lost everything: my...
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