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Age 62Since 11 / 19 / 2001
John Michael Weber
Started 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 33Since 11 / 27 / 2017
Paul Mauro
Misery. 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 32Since 11 / 19 / 2013
Duayne
A revolving door of complete misery, hopelessness mixed with numbing all my emotions with any form substance.
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Age 38Since 11 / 23 / 2013
Victoria Frances Burns
Alcoholism 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 39Since 11 / 01 / 2018
David
Hell 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 20Since 11 / 12 / 2017
Ashlee
My 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 28Since 11 / 26 / 2016
Ethan Anderson
It 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 54Since 11 / 01 / 1988
Tami
Escapism 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 54Since 11 / 10 / 2004
Michael-Munson
It 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 30Since 11 / 24 / 2019
Tamesha
I 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 29Since 11 / 12 / 2019
Kirsten
I 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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