Age 44Since 01 / 17 / 2012
Chef Mike
I lived to drink. I drank to forget my sexual abuse. I black out drank.
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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.
Age 38Since 01 / 04 / 2012
Kimberly
I was always a social drinker and around the age of 25 I had arrived. I drank everyday because as a single mom I felt I deserved it. It progress to day drinking to eventually 24/7 drinking....
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Age 38Since 01 / 28 / 2015
Scott
It was very hard at first but absolutely the greatest thing that ever could have happened to me.
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Age 50Since 01 / 20 / 2007
Leo Avila
Like most, (sober or not) life was full of ups and downs. Adding the drinking binges, job loss, hurt relationships and even some legal trouble into the mix made things unbearable at times. I...
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Age 32Since 01 / 23 / 2014
Elva
It was like wanting to die every day. For about 12 years. I no longer had control. I lost everything, and I lost who I was and hated my life. I didn't know who I was, my core values out the...
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Age 28Since 01 / 21 / 2015
Lauren
I lost myself in the bottle. In less than one year, I went from graduating law school with honors, with the job, the boyfriend, the house... to losing it all. I drank from sun up to sun down...
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Age 59Since 01 / 15 / 1986
Valerie H.
I was drinking a quart and a half of 150 proof and it was not working anymore. I also had an eating disorder. I binged and purged. I would purge till I bled and then switch to alcohol. Black...
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Age 35Since 01 / 01 / 2012
Skip Jones
It was no way to live. The liquor store was my dealer and I hated not being in control. I was a mean and angry person after I crossed the line into alcohol dependency. My relationships fell...
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