Age 46Since 05 / 29 / 2018
Patty
Hell at first and some days are better than others. I am a addict but I am in recovery
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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 38Since 05 / 23 / 2015
Becca N
As an awkward teenager growing up, I was always the one left out. I had very few friends, and didn't have any friendships that lasted more than five years. I did whatever it took to fit in...
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Age 20Since 05 / 25 / 2018
Sariah
I had been using anything I could get my hands on from cocaine, methaphaine, mdma, you name it - it all stares when I was just 15. Life was very rough and I reached a point of not caring any...
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Age 58Since 05 / 28 / 1990
Roy Demauro
Drinking and drugs almost killed me many times and I couldn't stop.
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Age 45Since 05 / 02 / 2004
Danna
I knew I was drinking too much and I needed to make some changes.
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Age 60Since 05 / 11 / 2000
Roy Jennings
My drunk a lot goes back 42 years from the day I was born May 20, 1958 until present time . What it was like being a slave of king alcohol I was A liar a cheat and a thief and character assa...
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Age 36Since 05 / 25 / 2014
Steve G.
I had gotten to the point I could no longer drink the pain away,and looking myself in the mirror was a thing of the past
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Age 24Since 05 / 13 / 2017
Scott Cheshier
Robbing stealing and getting thrown in institutions
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Age 37Since 05 / 16 / 2018
Mindy Edwards
It was very scary and only and depressing and I felt so hopeless I just wanted to die I hated myself
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Age 25Since 05 / 01 / 2018
Christopher Jackson
Deciding to choose a life of sobriety is one of the greatest decisions I will ever make. I am going on two months clean after relapsing, when going on 11 months clean. Its still hard, the de...
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