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Age 54
Donna
Sober sinceI only drank to get drunk. I swore I wouldn’t touch the stuff. I watched alcoholism consume family. “That is not going to be me”
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August Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in August — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
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Age 49
Deon
Sober sinceAdmitting I needed help was the first and hardest step. I’ll never say it gets easier. I’ve just retrained my brain
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Age 61
Kelly Robertson
Sober sinceI had a long-time affair with my bestie, Clos du Bois. I loved him so much. He was with me every single day, no fail, for years and he was always there for me no matter what. Sure, there was...
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Age 52
Helen Ann Newlin
Sober sinceIts wonderful to have a good life clean sober, grateful and blessed.I put the 8/3/2020 because that is my 18yrs free of drugs and alcohol
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Age 43
Amanda Bertelson
Sober sinceI never missed work because of it and 97% of the time I even made it to the gym. I came home, made dinner with a glass of wine or two. Made sure the kids got their home work done, showers an...
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Age 46
Sarah
Sober sinceMy first drunk was when I was 14. I loved how it made me feel. Numb. For years I drank to escape myself; my depression and anxiety and childhood trauma. For a long time I was a "high functio...
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Age 29
Ashley doherty
Sober sinceYears of insanity from the first drink I picked up at the age of 13. Drinking till I blacked out every single time, trying every drug that I came across and abusing the ones I liked. Got to...
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Age 64
Ken
Sober sinceIt was fun until it wasn’t. Drugs and alcohol became my existence. It became not only my way to cope, but to function.
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Age 20
Jade
Sober sinceit Was like being stuck at the bottom of a deep pool and every time you get close to the sweet taste of air, just to be ripped back to the bottom.
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Age 28
Mandy Kiebler
Sober sinceAlcohol provided me with an escape. I didn't have to feel any of life's disappointments. I didn't have to feel the hurt or the pain of my experiences. I could just numb & run. Alcohol allowe...
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Age 56
Roger Gregory
Sober sinceA sick cycle carousel of anything I could get my hands on.... misery at its finest with no light at the end of the tunnel
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