Age 28
Taylor
Sober sinceHard, painful and miserable on myself, but even worse for my now 5 year old son. He, unwillingly became my running partner. Brought him with me through the depths of it . Hid my double life...
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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 45
Darryl L. Copeland
Sober sinceEvery day was an anxiety fueled fog. I drank every single day as much as I could.
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Age 38
Kimberly
Sober sinceI was always a social drinker and around the age of 25 I had arrived. I drank everyday because as a single mom I felt I deserved it. It progress to day drinking to eventually 24/7 drinking....
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Age 38
Scott
Sober sinceIt was very hard at first but absolutely the greatest thing that ever could have happened to me.
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Age 31
Shari
Sober sinceIt sucked!! Never been to treatment.. used everything everyday for 15 years... at the end I knew it was to recover or die. I couldn't do that to my mom. I was dragged through hell and back.....
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Age 50
Leo Avila
Sober sinceLike most, (sober or not) life was full of ups and downs. Adding the drinking binges, job loss, hurt relationships and even some legal trouble into the mix made things unbearable at times. I...
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Age 21
Jack
Sober sinceI was sleeping on floors with 20-30 other homeless men, women, and children. I was lying, stealing, and just ruining every single life on my destructive path. I was shooting no less than 2 g...
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Age 32
Elva
Sober sinceIt was like wanting to die every day. For about 12 years. I no longer had control. I lost everything, and I lost who I was and hated my life. I didn't know who I was, my core values out the...
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Age 28
Lauren
Sober sinceI lost myself in the bottle. In less than one year, I went from graduating law school with honors, with the job, the boyfriend, the house... to losing it all. I drank from sun up to sun down...
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