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Age 46Since 07 / 14 / 2019
Kim Thompson
I was suddenly forced to face my inner demons and fears sober. I felt every emotion that is possible.
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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 31Since 07 / 17 / 2019
Travis Rollheiser
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 49Since 07 / 15 / 2019
Gregory Mann
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 30Since 07 / 08 / 2017
Lauren
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 29Since 07 / 01 / 2019
Jo Cunningham
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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Age 29Since 07 / 04 / 2019
Iván Perez
A I felt exhausted most of the time ,it definitely didn’t help my Anxiety and depression.
Read storyAge 29Since 07 / 04 / 2019
Iván Perez
A I felt exhausted most of the time ,it definitely didn’t help my Anxiety and depression.
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Age 39Since 07 / 17 / 2018
Erika Weinert
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 29Since 07 / 21 / 2009
Courtney
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 32Since 07 / 25 / 2018
Courtney
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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Age 38Since 07 / 04 / 2019
Janice
It wasn't an easy task it's like climbing up a mountain and falling out the other side
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