Recovery, in their own words

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.

Chef Mike 44 1 / 16 / 2012
Age 44

Chef Mike

Sober since

I lived to drink. I drank to forget my sexual abuse. I black out drank.

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Kimberly 38 1 / 3 / 2012
Age 38

Kimberly

Sober since

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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Rick P 58 1 / 19 / 2004
Age 58

Rick P

Sober since

Homeless and helpless addicted to crack and alcohol.

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Scott 38 1 / 27 / 2015
Age 38

Scott

Sober since

It was very hard at first but absolutely the greatest thing that ever could have happened to me.

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Leo Avila 50 1 / 19 / 2007
Age 50

Leo Avila

Sober since

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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Elva 32 1 / 22 / 2014
Age 32

Elva

Sober since

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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Lauren 28 1 / 20 / 2015
Age 28

Lauren

Sober since

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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Valerie H. 59 1 / 14 / 1986
Age 59

Valerie H.

Sober since

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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skip jones 35 12 / 31 / 2011
Age 35

Skip Jones

Sober since

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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