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Age 28
Shane Gunhammer
Sober sinceIt was like I hit the lowest point of my life, and then forced myself to stay there. 21-26 years old was the darkest time of my life.
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December Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in December — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
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Age 48
Steve Swarner
Sober sinceSpent the better part of my 20s and 30s hitchhiking taking Jobs here and there but always coming back to Idaho and was constantly reminded by child support and visual markers why my heart ac...
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Age 40
Heather
Sober sinceI considered myself a “normal drinker” up until about 13 years ago. 13 years ago I was 27 and going through a divorce with my high school sweetheart and father of our two children. I felt br...
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Age 54
Ed Holtzman
Sober sinceA never ending cycle of hell. I ruined family relationships and damaged many people. I went to bed most nights praying not to wake in the morning
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Age 30
Shane Sorsby
Sober sinceDrunk every weekend Hungover every Monday Anxiety and depression on Tuesday And the circle continues
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Age 40
Kyle
Sober sinceIt was Absolute Hell, I was on the very edge of losing everything including my sanity and almost my life. I started drinking at 14 and I really never stopped...Until now that is
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Age 27
Nikita
Sober sincePain, lies, betreyal, fear, stealing and selfloathing. I hated my life, but didn’t have the tools to make it better. I kept losing everything I had. My son was taken, I got beatings on a dai...
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Age 56
Kathy
Sober sinceI was a blackout drinker and cocaine addict and I couldn’t stop. I was full of shame and I wanted to die.
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Age 32
Angela
Sober sinceUsing alcohol daily was how I felt with my emotions. I felt awful, lost, miserable and like an empty shell.
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Age 52
Kevin Bryant
Sober sinceAlcoholism for me is a dark hole that left me so lost and blind, selfish and evil. Some of the nastiest times of my life.
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Age 38
Jenni Brockel
Sober sinceIt was...hell. trying to hide my addiction in my teens from my family. Then ending up pregnant at 16. I managed to stay sober during my pregnancy and for a year after she was born. Moved out...
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Age 49
Jess Williams
Sober sinceMy kids hated me, I had lost my job, my house was in foreclosure and I was looking at prison. Most of all I just wanted to die.
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