Age 45Since 11 / 04 / 2018
Michael
A life of lying and fooling everyone around me, especially myself. Trying to numb myself so I didn’t have to face realities of life to a point I hurt many important friends and family in m...
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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 70Since 01 / 25 / 1986
Chris Hiatt
I was in a death spiral that was destroying everything in my life and path.
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Age 59Since 03 / 09 / 2008
Mike Mather
I drank for 30 years alcoholically, the last 10, daily to pass out or run out. The last 8 years I was on various couches. When I was 42, my girlfriend took me to AA.
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Age 44Since 12 / 28 / 2018
Jamie
I was broken, homeless, lost my kids who were thankfully in an amazing foster home, i had been to prison, got sober for a bit but always relapsed, i was a self sabotage master. I couldn't fu...
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Age 69Since 03 / 02 / 1991
Frank Turck
I was lost and couldn't see my way out of the Merry go Round. I was a pathological lier and a cheat. I used to think I was the world's anger monster.
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Age 40Since 11 / 21 / 2022
Stephanie Taylor
It's been a roller coaster from hell but I found a strong support system is vital to one's recovery.
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Age 62Since 10 / 28 / 1997
Jean
I covered it well but dealt with a lot of self-loathing. I could see the writing on the wall by witnessing my oldest sibling.
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Age 49Since 01 / 04 / 2022
Sara
Moderately drank most of my life. Lost my only daughter and best friend June 2021 to suicide . My soul was Shattered . I drank to numb the pain and just escape the reality of what happened a...
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Age 64Since 05 / 12 / 2000
Stephen A.
Multiple decade enslavement to substances. I started at an early age,(11) and did not stop until age 40. I had no hope no life, no reason to exist.
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Age 46Since 03 / 25 / 2018
Chuck
Sobriety is the best feeling ever! I feel like a completely different and much better person.
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Age 41Since 02 / 14 / 2021
Crystal Jean Lavender
It was a battle between the light and the dark. I was constantly arguing with my addiction. Trying to weed out the lies it told me versus the truth my soul knew. It was a constant tug of war...
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