Age 28
Andrea
Sober sincePure hell. I had no dog in the fight against drugs. Isolating, empty, helpless, dark, insanity, shameful.
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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 31
Michelle
Sober sinceEasier than I thought. Realized I didn't need alcohol as much as I thought I did.
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Age 33
Deanna Longhway
Sober sinceI was lost. Drinking, drugging, missing work (quit soon after relapse), promiscuous, lying, cheating... The good me was gone.
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Age 37
JJ Rodriguez
Sober sinceAddiction was horrible, depressive and I could not live one more day in the grip of this awful disease!
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Age 38
Kim Mumford
Sober sinceMan, it was horrible I OD on 7-15 my heart stopped 5 times kept using. I was down to my lowest ever looking gray trouble with the law had sores all over me homeless at one point man no one w...
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Age 44
Chef Mike
Sober sinceI lived to drink. I drank to forget my sexual abuse. I black out drank.
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Age 31
Nicole
Sober sinceIt was like pretending I have it all together. Truly believing I didn't need to stop drinking. It was exhausting. I fought with everyone and sabotaged relationships. I was insecure. The wors...
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Age 36
Chris
Sober since12 to 18 beers a night. And that's when I stayed in. Hungover too often. Guilt shame.
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Age 55
Tammy Lewis-Thompson
Sober sinceEach day became more confusing, painful and out of control. I hurt all the people I love, but worst of all I hurt me and kept myself from having the very best life possible.
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Age 61
Duncan McClane
Sober sinceDrank and used drugs every day, every minute, every hour I could.
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Age 31
Pablo C
Sober sinceIt was like if I was not meant to enjoy life. I had everything to be happy: family, friends, education. But it was never enough.
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Age 39
Sarah A.
Sober sinceChaos, suffering and self-destruction was my world. The party was over before it began, over and over. Everything I was a part of turned into a bad situation. I was always lonely, scared, su...
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