Age 46
Cindy merlino
Sober sinceWent from taking drugs to get up to taking drugs to sleep I wasn’t a functional addict I pretty much ran myself into the ground
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June Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in June — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Featured story Age 63
Andrew Ianniello
Sober sinceIn the end it was a living hell. Convinced my family was better off without me, but, didn't have the guts to kill myself. Had no where else to go.
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Age 54
Mike H.
Sober sinceI was hopelessly addicted to crack cocaine and saw no way out I became homeless and lost my family.
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Age 63
Gary Nichols
Sober sinceI never fit in with my peers, so I drank and that ostracized me from the ones I wanted to be with. I got lower and lower, and people started noticing I wasn't sober on weeknights. I blacked...
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Age 48
John Hernandez
Sober sinceI was a lost soul for years, filled with guilt, shame and embarrassment! I was always waking up to a 40 oz bottle at 6am and acting a fool the rest of the day! I disappointed alot of people,...
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Age 41
Matt Linder
Sober sinceI never considered myself to be an alcoholic or to be somebody who had a substance abuse problem. I didn’t drink everyday. I didn’t drink alone. I didn’t do anything that, by my own de...
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Age 34
Cory
Sober sinceDrinking was my crutch to get by life and at the same time the biggest destroyer of everything. I couldn't talk, work, speak, socialize at all without it from practically the moment I touche...
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Age 31
Kat
Sober sinceHello, my name is Kaitlin, I’m 30 years old with two kids, 13 and 10. I have been with their father for fifteen years this July. Yup, I was a teen mom. But I don’t regret it for a minute...
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Age 58
Minister Ralf Friedrichs
Sober sinceIt is hard to describe the feeling of sobriety because after a little over 7 years, I cannot separate the various feelings that come with thinking with a clear head, the changes in the way I...
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