Age 35
Brooke Bond
Sober sinceLife was trying to survive day by day, trying to stay high or drunk to get through the day. Full of depression and anger. Loneliness from a loss of family and friends. Life was meaningless a...
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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.
Age 50
David
Sober sinceIt was like living in something beyond hell, the desperation, pain and constant desire to die was my journey at that time.
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Age 67
Steffen Ipland
Sober sinceI started using drugs when I was about eighteen years old. At different times, when one type of drug would get me in trouble, I would switch to another. I would do anything as long as it wou...
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Age 48
George
Sober sinceMy life was a serious of spontaneous disasters and bad choices. Denial and lots of dishonesty. Alchohol was my god
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Age 35
Brooke
Sober sinceMy addiction to drugs and alcohol stole my life. I was a prisoner in my own world. For about 10 years I was in and out of jail with one prison trip. I lost everything. Lost my family and fri...
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Age 24
Mallorie
Sober sinceI couldn't get through my days without a drink. I only felt "normal" with booze in my system. Drinking was never "social" for me, it was how I coped with life.
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Age 42
Wendy Sanchez
Sober sinceWas a living hell to get sober. I had the shakes, anxiety, and depression.
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Age 62
Donna Horton Frommeyer
Sober sinceI was not respected or trusted by my family, friends or my self. I was totally unreliable, using drugs when I needed to be at my parents 25 wedding anniversary and other important events. I...
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Age 42
Katie Lang
Sober sinceAlcohol gave me a very euphoric feeling but I'd always crash into a deep dark depression and self-loathing afterwards. It got to the point where I'd black out every time I drank and that was...
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Age 50
Patrick McGraw
Sober sinceMy life was unraveling, loosing my family, my dignity and almost my life.
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