Recovery, in their own words

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.

Nicole 37 10 / 12 / 2015
Age 37

Nicole

Sober since

Hell!!! I lived for heroin! Everyday all day I was chasing the drug. I always knew I went overboard when I partied but Heroin broke me completely, I lost everything including my husband of 1...

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Chris Davey 55 09 / 14 / 1994
Age 55

Chris Davey

Sober since

Growing up, I was always a kid who felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I was born into a family of highly intelligent academics. My dad had a Ph.D from Cambridge University, my Mom had a Mast...

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Rachel 35 11 / 3 / 2011
Age 35

Rachel

Sober since

Lucky #7! It's amazing what alcohol and addiction can do to a person. The picture on the left in 2011 was a sad, hateful, dishonest, suicidal, lonely, confused, shameful, faithless, hopeless...

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Whit 36 1 / 23 / 2016
Age 36

Whit

Sober since

I was alone, miserable, and always having to apologize for things I did when I was drunk.

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Crystal 41 10 / 11 / 2012
Age 41

Crystal DeMers

Sober since

Getting sober is 1 of the most Amazing things I've ever done!! Sobriety looks Great on me!!

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James Miller 28 11 / 6 / 2015
Age 28

James Miller

Sober since

Getting clean for the 4th or 5 time was the more painful than it had been every time before. More than 7 rehabs, 12 step recovery models and one alternative treatment, I had finally had enou...

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John Lysaght 34 10 / 23 / 2017
Age 34

John Lysaght

Sober since

I was in total denial I was a alcoholic for years but eventually it caught up with me and nearly cost me everything

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