Recovery, in their own words
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.
Age 30
Chianne Cunningham
Sober sinceDark, lonely, full of anger, sadness, sickness, self-loathing
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Age 31
Kelly Scaramozzi
Sober sinceIt was fun until the party stopped and I could not. Left alone to drink and smoke away my sorrows, led me into a deeper state of self medicating.
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Age 56
Ralf Friedrichs
Sober sinceLiving an life that was not managed by me, Alcohol managed my life and it was out of control
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Age 26
Nikita
Sober sinceI was a binge drinker on weekends, a social drinker, I couldn’t handle being in my own skin alone. I used at clubs and house parties most weekends too. I mostly woke up on weekends with so m...
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Age 29
Hillary
Sober sinceI used alcohol to cope with anxiety and it quickly turned into something I relied on to get through almost everything.
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Age 28
Terin DeVoto Noonan
Sober sinceNowhere to live, no job, no car, no real friends. Waking up shaking every morning until I consumed alcohol. Drunk from sun up to sun down, high on anything I could get my hands on. In and ou...
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Age 32
Aimee
Sober sinceI was so determined that I was going to make my recovery stick this time and I think that somehow made it easier.
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Age 24
Meagan Marie
Sober sinceMisery!! Living day to day hour by hour minute by minute worrying how to get my next fix. Constantly worrying about how not to be sick in 6 hours.. it was the same shit different day.. over...
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