Recovery, in their own words
May Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in May — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 25
Ryan Primer
Sober sinceIt was hell..... I finally ended up in jail and I knew I couldn’t live like that.
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Age 41
Steve Matthews
Sober sinceI couldn’t look at myself in the mirror because, I hated the person I saw. Every day became a question of living or killing myself.
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Age 47
Chris
Sober sinceI was boy in a mans body. Unable to make mature decisions on my own!
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Age 55
John Webb, Sr.
Sober sinceMy drinking caused my life to be unmanageable because when I took one drink, I couldn't stop drinking.
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Age 42
Jen Elizabeth (resurrektion_of_me) ??Instagram name
Sober sinceIn some ways, I feel as distant as an entire lifetime from the girl I used to be. In others, it feels like just yesterday that I was walking the streets. Sometimes homeless, sometimes hungry...
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Age 44
Mark Langford
Sober sinceGetting in to recovery was the best decision I have made in my life. It has helped me connect with myself and given me a massive sense of achievement. At one point I was given six months to...
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Age 55
Gary Crafford
Sober sinceI felt very empty and I knew if I didn’t change that I would be dead soon. I attempted suicide 1 Year before and failed, Thank God, I am here today due to Gods Grace.
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Age 44
Mark Langford
Sober sinceI was given six months to live at one time life was hell I felt like there was no way out until I found recovery
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Age 46
Patty
Sober sinceHell at first and some days are better than others. I am a addict but I am in recovery
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