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.
Age 51Since 03 / 20 / 2005
Antonio
It was hard at first i lost my dad in a horrible car wreck in 1995! But ive over came my obstacles and got the help that i needed!
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Age 35Since 04 / 16 / 2014
Mary
It was easy for me to be honest. When you want something bad enough you will just reach out and grab it.
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Age 35Since 11 / 22 / 2013
Brooke Bond
Life was trying to survive day by day, trying to stay high or drunk to get through the day. Full of depression and anger. Loneliness from a loss of family and friends. Life was meaningless a...
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Age 37Since 02 / 19 / 2003
Jennifer Ferrante Glenn
My life was a total mess. I had abandoned two of my kids to their father, I weighed 84 lbs at my smallest, I was in an extremely violent relationship the went both ways. I was an IV user of...
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Age 46
Elizabeth McCormack
I started drinking in my 20"s, I went from drinking to using hard drugs. 8 years I continued to use and drink because I was angry and felt lost. I felt I had to escape from the hurt, fear an...
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Age 43
Jason Abner
Endless cycle of misery, isolation, and chaos, my addiction took me places I never ID go, and kept me longer than I wanted to stay
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Age 55
Janet McIntosh
My life was stressful from the beginning. I'm from a loving 2 parent AA family household from the south of Mississippi. I was raised in Chicago with 4 other siblings one of which committed s...
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