Age 31Since 01 / 01 / 2010
Bri Flynn
I started drinking when I was 14 years old, but I always remember alcohol being a part of my life. I mean, I grew up in an Irish Catholic family where a 7 course meal was considered 6 pints...
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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 42Since 01 / 27 / 2016
Tommy
I started drinking at 15 and by 17 it was an every day thing. I took my first line of cocaine at 23 and never drank again without it. At 26 after losing my job on Wall Street I entered my fi...
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Age 53Since 01 / 31 / 2014
Lynda
I was an opiate addict until 1/31/11 and allowed myself to drink more than I should afterwards...
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Age 26Since 01 / 10 / 2016
Monica
I always felt different and was never comfortable until I found drugs. When I was 19 I fell in love with heroin. It made me feel like I was everything I wanted to be. That delusion soon fade...
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Age 53Since 01 / 29 / 2008
Sarah Merkel
I was a great drunk. I went to work, raised my kids, fed the pets, etc. You get the picture. But I was sick every morning and really messed my kids lives up. Not cool watching your Mom fall...
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Age 25Since 01 / 02 / 2014
KourtneyDee
I had realized at a young age that I was immensely sad, always. A dark hole was inside me. When I found alcohol, pills and amphetamines, that hole "appeared" to dissipate. Substances gave me...
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Age 36Since 01 / 28 / 2014
Edward Strong
Horrible always Chaos a life I wouldn't wish on anyone.
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Age 35Since 01 / 26 / 2016
Adam presnell
I would drink every day and take as much medication as possible to try to find joy everyday life. My addiction was cost me everything that was important to me and it ruled my life. I had to...
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Age 52Since 01 / 27 / 2016
Gypsy Ozee
I was living that Rock n' Roll life. I was a functioning drunk. Drank enough bourbon to float a battleship!
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Age 47Since 01 / 21 / 2011
Imelda Muckenschnabl
Years of constant pain, shame, inadequacy, sketchiness, emptiness, sadness, depression..
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