Recovery, in their own words

July Archives

Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in July — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.

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Age 46

Kim Thompson

Sober since

I was suddenly forced to face my inner demons and fears sober. I felt every emotion that is possible.

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Age 31

Travis Rollheiser

Sober since

It was horrible. If I wasn't drinking I was physically sick. I got to a point where I had a seizure because I quit cold Turkey. I was drinking almost a 1.75 of vodka a day. It was time for h...

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Age 49

Gregory Mann

Sober since

Substance abuse almost destroyed my soul. I always felt empty and used drugs & alcohol to fill that void. The "Drug" industry made me feel important.

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Age 30

Lauren

Sober since

Alcohol was my drug of choice, my #1 coping mechanism from the age of 16. It was my escape. It was how I ran from my emotions and numbed myself from pain and suffering. My disease progressiv...

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Age 29

Jo Cunningham

Sober since

Drugs are just the devil in disguise.. it makes you feel like you're on top of the world, when in reality, you couldn't be any lower. It's losing everything you have ever loved for something...

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Iván Perez 29 7 / 4 / 2019
Age 29

Iván Perez

Sober since

A I felt exhausted most of the time ,it definitely didn’t help my Anxiety and depression.

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Iván Perez 29 7 / 4 / 2019
Age 29

Iván Perez

Sober since

A I felt exhausted most of the time ,it definitely didn’t help my Anxiety and depression.

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Age 39

Erika Weinert

Sober since

It is that feeling you get as you turn off a light switch in the dark. You feel like there is something lurking in the shadows, but you know that it cannot hurt you unless you let it.

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Age 29

Courtney

Sober since

Getting sober was like having a massive reset button pushed on your life. You detox; which felt like every bone in my body was breaking simultaneously. Then you have to try and come back int...

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Age 32

Courtney

Sober since

Every morning I would wake up, hungover, convincing myself that this was my “normal” and promising myself that I wouldn’t drink tonight. Without fail, I headed to the liquor store after work...

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Janice 38 7 / 4 / 2019
Age 38

Janice

Sober since

It wasn't an easy task it's like climbing up a mountain and falling out the other side

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