Age 38
Sarah Jetty
Sober sinceI 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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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.
Age 33
Mallory
Sober sinceI 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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Age 25
Sarahann Greenwell
Sober sinceHorrible.. 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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Age 27
Erica Trainer
Sober sinceI was a hot mess !!! I became a junkie spiraling out of control! !!
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Age 17
Andrew
Sober sinceHorrible I don’t want to be that person anymore I have 8 Months clean at 12am
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Age 29
Sarah
Sober sinceI was face to face with death. I almost lost my family and I lost my free will.
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Age 37
Jennifer Ferrante Glenn
Sober sinceMy 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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Age 30
Benjamin
Sober sinceI'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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Age 28
Andrea
Sober sincePure hell. I had no dog in the fight against drugs. Isolating, empty, helpless, dark, insanity, shameful.
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Age 37
JJ Rodriguez
Sober sinceAddiction was horrible, depressive and I could not live one more day in the grip of this awful disease!
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