Age 47
Cori Brennan Golanowski
Sober sinceIt all controlled my life. I was self medicating child hood traumas, and wired in addictions since I found drinking as a teen, with out knowing it until I had a complete breakdown and learne...
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January Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in January — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Featured story Age 36
Richard Thompson
Sober sinceMy life has been a challenging journey marked by an ongoing battle with addiction spanning over 18 years. My struggles began in high school, where drug and alcohol use became a means of esca...
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Age 44
Prashant Dash
Sober sinceIt was horrible. Failed pray to brown sugar during college days. Reached the bottom rapidly. Hampered each & every area of my life. It all started with marijuana, alcohol, codein, pills, bro...
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Age 70
Chris Hiatt
Sober sinceI was in a death spiral that was destroying everything in my life and path.
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Sara
Sober sinceModerately drank most of my life. Lost my only daughter and best friend June 2021 to suicide . My soul was Shattered . I drank to numb the pain and just escape the reality of what happened a...
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Age 41
Laura G.
Sober sinceI had major depression and I didn't want to face reality. My alcoholism was spiraling out of control. I didn't care what happened to me.
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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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Age 50
Abbie Satterfield
Sober sinceI was depressed, had anxiety and struggling in every way possible. I would drink to have energy, to be happy then end up crying. I would lay on the bathroom floor begging for death. Alcohol...
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Age 64
Pat
Sober sinceI couldn’t live life on Life’s terms, was miserable and blamed everyone else.
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Daniel
Sober sinceI was drinking to manage my mood, using drugs to help me focus and when it got too much I would blackout to shut myself down. I was living my own worst nightmare!
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Ellen Elizabeth
Sober sinceI was living a double life. Ellen the welcoming, put together professional and Ellen the violent, angry, black out drinker. I put on a show for everyone, but deep inside, I loathed myself fo...
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Jessica Newman
Sober sinceI held down a job (barely) but was literally constantly hungover and puking at work. It got to the point that every waking moment I want at work i was chugging beers and shots. I'd wake up o...
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