Age 53Since 01 / 31 / 2014
Lynda
I was an opiate addict until 1/31/11 and allowed myself to drink more than I should afterwards...
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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 45Since 10 / 05 / 2015
Joe
Fun at first. Then it went to pure hell. Couldn't hold a job, relationship, and became completely isolated. Consumed by craving, obsession, and hating myself for it all.
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Age 50Since 10 / 14 / 2007
Tom
It was like being alive, but not living! I just was depressed and unhappy.
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Age 46Since 09 / 13 / 2015
Moira
I was a great Mom, career woman, sister, friend, and a compete lie. I was a functional alcoholic.
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Age 36Since 05 / 25 / 2014
Steve G.
I had gotten to the point I could no longer drink the pain away,and looking myself in the mirror was a thing of the past
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Age 43Since 07 / 01 / 2017
Michael
Isolation, desperation, oblivious to reality or true happiness. I caused pain and chaos. I became what I despised. I hated myself with good reason.
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Age 24Since 05 / 13 / 2017
Scott Cheshier
Robbing stealing and getting thrown in institutions
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Age 35Since 03 / 16 / 2014
Lauren
Sobriety, to me, is like a relationship. If you don't put in the work then the results will show that.
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