Age 67
Thomas M
Sober sinceI had 8 dui's, locked up in 6 states, 3 suicide attempts...that probably paints a familiar picture...only good thing is no one died from my actions....
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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 70
Harriet Harrer (Hunter, pseudo-name)
Sober sinceAbused and abandoned as a young child my life was a series of disappointments, I could never do anything, I thought, but drink and drug.
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Age 41
Matt Linder
Sober sinceI never considered myself to be an alcoholic or to be somebody who had a substance abuse problem. I didn’t drink everyday. I didn’t drink alone. I didn’t do anything that, by my own de...
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Age 39
Stefan Bratt
Sober sinceHad no control of my life and lived a destructive downward spiral.
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Age 32
Hecht Amar
Sober sinceI was drunk everyday, depressed, vomits, loneliness... Feeling my life as a destruction, pain, and nothing more.
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Age 32
Leo Sandoval
Sober sinceIt was very hard to dig in and deal with all my childhood trauma as well as the trauma from living a drug dealing and partying lifestyle. At 12 years old I went from experimenting with marij...
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Age 34
Will
Sober sinceI couldn't stop drinking. Relapse after relapse! I was a horrible father, boyfriend,son, friend. I couldn't deal with life without drinking. My world revolves around it. From my career choic...
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Age 47
Francis
Sober sinceI tried cocaine with friends at a party and got hooked right away and my life went down in a free fall for 8 years.
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Age 42
Bryce
Sober sinceThe continuous empty knot feeling in my stomach controlled my mind I was always restless and never content. I could never sit down for more than 2 seconds without having to get up and do som...
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Age 48
Michael
Sober sinceIt was like being on a never ending merry go round, & the longer I was on it the more I was forgetting myself, losing myself & not really even living life anymore.
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