Age 53Since 01 / 25 / 2014
Robert McNeill
My addiction was the true meaning of POWERLESSNESS and unmanageabilty
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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 39Since 01 / 07 / 2015
Tom miller
It was horrible. I had to constantly be using some kind of substance just to cope. It got to a point I was working for free because I'd snort my paycheck 5 days before I even got it. I lost...
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Age 24Since 01 / 28 / 2018
Madi
I was drinking daily, and couldn’t fathom a day without alcohol. Nothing mattered more to me than drinking, and I let so many opportunities pass because of my addiction. My life was going no...
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Age 40Since 01 / 12 / 2009
Jamie McPherson
Didn’t do anything but use drugs and alcohol, only left the house to re-up nothing else, it was dark
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Age 31Since 01 / 31 / 2014
Amanda
Chaotic, depressing, I didn’t know my self worth. I wasn’t a good person, friend, or the best mom I could be.
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Age 33Since 01 / 28 / 2008
@PhillipAndrewLA
I woke up in a holding cell drunk tank after being arrested for DUI which was my four alcohol-related arrest. I was entitled, egotistical, judgemental, angry, scared, insecure, defeated, etc...
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Age 65Since 01 / 13 / 1994
Richard Adams
After serving in Vietnam, it got bad thru the yrs. Drugs and alcohol almost killed me.
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Age 71Since 01 / 26 / 1986
Sherry S
I was miserable, depressed, and in another Bad relationship. He was not only an alcoholic but he beat me and try to run me over. Pitifull and full of fest
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Age 42Since 01 / 02 / 2013
Shawna Morris
A living hell.. All I wanted to do was get high..I hated myself everyday..
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