Recovery, in their own words

February Archives

Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in February — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.

Sarah Jetty 38 2 / 13 / 2011
Age 38Since 02 / 13 / 2011

Sarah Jetty

I was black out drunk 5 nights a week in a codependent relationship. I spent the majority of my paycheck in the bars and on a nightly 12 pack. I was mentally and emotionally exhausted. I was...

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Mallory 33 2 / 16 / 2018
Age 33Since 02 / 16 / 2018

Mallory

I met all my previous friends through various group activities, drinking on a daily basis was the norm for a while. Working in tech meant open bar parties and things got sloppy real fast. To...

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Sarahann Greenwell 25 2 / 24 / 2018
Age 25Since 02 / 24 / 2018

Sarahann Greenwell

Horrible.. I lost everything and everyone. I was homeless, broken and tempted on taking my own life. I was using heroin when I didn't want to use. I was absolutely hopeless/

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Andrew 17 2 / 8 / 2018
Age 17Since 02 / 08 / 2018

Andrew

Horrible I don’t want to be that person anymore I have 8 Months clean at 12am

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Sarah 29 2 / 10 / 2015
Age 29Since 02 / 10 / 2015

Sarah

I was face to face with death. I almost lost my family and I lost my free will.

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Jennifer Ferrante Glenn 37 2 / 19 / 2003
Age 37Since 02 / 19 / 2003

Jennifer Ferrante Glenn

My life was a total mess. I had abandoned two of my kids to their father, I weighed 84 lbs at my smallest, I was in an extremely violent relationship the went both ways. I was an IV user of...

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Benjamin 30 2 / 6 / 2017
Age 30Since 02 / 06 / 2017

Benjamin

I'll never forget waking up, which was an unexpected occurance as some friends did not expect me to wake up the next morning, and not just thinking, but knowing the party was over. It was th...

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Andrea 28 2 / 12 / 2016
Age 28Since 02 / 13 / 2016

Andrea

Pure hell. I had no dog in the fight against drugs. Isolating, empty, helpless, dark, insanity, shameful.

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JJ Rodriguez 37 2 / 20 / 2005
Age 37Since 02 / 21 / 2005

JJ Rodriguez

Addiction was horrible, depressive and I could not live one more day in the grip of this awful disease!

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