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Age 62
John Michael Weber
Sober sinceStarted at 12 years old drinking by 14 I had a needle in my arm ended up on heroin for 10 years.
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November Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in November — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
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Age 33
Paul Mauro
Sober sinceMisery. Pure and utter misery. Drinking to relieve the burdens and weigh of my expectations of myself and everything around me. Drinking to escape the reality of the chaos I created. Black o...
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Age 32
Duayne
Sober sinceA revolving door of complete misery, hopelessness mixed with numbing all my emotions with any form substance.
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Age 38
Victoria Frances Burns
Sober sinceAlcoholism runs deep on both sides of my family. I had my first taste of alcohol when I was five years old. On camping trips, Dad would give me sips of his beer. Despite the bitter taste and...
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Age 39
David
Sober sinceHell on earth. It's living in a cruel circle where everything is just repeated day in and day out. Hell.
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Age 20
Ashlee
Sober sinceMy addiction started long before I ever picked up drugs. My life was completely chaotic and I became a person I couldn’t even recognize.
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Age 28
Ethan Anderson
Sober sinceIt was like a constant drag on my everyday life, from waking up almost every day being hungover, trying to remember when I quit drinking the night before and how I got home. It was punishmen...
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Age 54
Tami
Sober sinceEscapism in a bottle. Instant self esteem, and feeling part of. Mental obsession coupled with a physical allergy. Looking for love in all the wrong places.
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Age 54
Michael-Munson
Sober sinceIt was my second time around. I first got sober at 22 after starting drugs and alcohol when I was around 12 years old. I stayed sober for eight years and then went back out for another 10. I...
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Age 30
Tamesha
Sober sinceI was four years sober and doing well. I had just finished college, got engaged, and got a job working in recovery. In 2018 I took a turn for the worst after I lost my grandma on 4/17/2018 a...
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Age 29
Kirsten
Sober sinceI have NO off button. When I start drinking I don’t stop. The only things in life I feel true guilt about have all been actions I have done while drinking. Stripping at a work Christmas func...
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