Age 35
Rachel
Sober sinceLucky #7! It's amazing what alcohol and addiction can do to a person. The picture on the left in 2011 was a sad, hateful, dishonest, suicidal, lonely, confused, shameful, faithless, hopeless...
Read story Recovery, in their own words
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.
Age 28
James Miller
Sober sinceGetting clean for the 4th or 5 time was the more painful than it had been every time before. More than 7 rehabs, 12 step recovery models and one alternative treatment, I had finally had enou...
Read story
Age 47
Jeff
Sober sinceI had tried for 30 years to get sober and make it stick. I went to my first meeting at the age of 16. When I was younger my drinking and drugging was chaotic and resulted in frequent stays i...
Read story
Age 18
Ashlee
Sober sinceAt first I thought it was fun and I was just being a teenager. My addiction turned into this black hole. There was never a moment I wasn’t high or thinking about getting high.
Read story
Age 43
Angie @liftigweightsnotwine
Sober sinceI was sick of spending every weekend constantly feeling hungover, tired, no energy. Feeling like I was letting my children down because I couldn’t keep up with them. I was constantly yo yo d...
Read story
Age 60
Cyndi J.
Sober sincePathetic comes to mind, all washed up , many other below the belt phrases work too. Alcohol stole my integrity, my jobs, my family My life was out of control! Institutions, Jails and Death ,...
Read story
Age 37
Michelle
Sober sinceI used alcohol to deal with postpartum depression. I would drink after my kids were asleep. I’d drink until I passed out.
Read story
Age 31
Ralphy Suarez
Sober sinceFor 7 years I had been using crystal meth. I was smoking it and intravenously injecting it. No one knew and I thought I was going to die using, and thought there was no way out. "I used to l...
Read story
Age 28
Sabrina
Sober sinceI was always miserable with myself even though I had many blessings. I hadn't enjoyed drinking for a long time as I only wallowed in misery and recounted sad stories when I was inebriated. M...
Read story
Age 30
Chad Anthony
Sober sinceMy life was complete chaos. I was living just to use. I was selling drugs and flying by the seat of my pants
Read story
Age 35
Afton
Sober sinceIt was awful. There are no other words for it. I wasn’t your average everyday drunk. I put my time in on the weekends. I had goals. To get so drunk, I wouldn’t have to remember.
Read story