Recovery, in their own words
October Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in October — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Featured story Age 63
Sue
Sober sinceMy first drink I was 9, my last I was 56. I had a 20 year dry period too. I blacked out from the beginning. But the numbing of feelings and the ability to talk to males was what really kept...
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Age 18
Mariahna Camacho
Sober sinceIt was terrifying and unbearable I never thought that is was possible to have a good life or to love myself, to accomplish anything that I put my mind to!!
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Age 59
Gina
Sober sinceI was an alcoholic at an early age. A child of alcoholic parents, I learned to handle the disfunction in the same way they did. I used to steal from my mother to get alcohol and inevitably h...
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Age 55
Gina Andreano
Sober sinceIt was a beast, that I truly believed I could tame. What once quelled the deep echoes of trauma, sadness and fear turned on me in a blink and left me with a craving beyond all understanding....
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Age 62
Jean
Sober sinceI covered it well but dealt with a lot of self-loathing. I could see the writing on the wall by witnessing my oldest sibling.
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Age 66
Dennis Wayne Kendall
Sober sinceMy last three years in my addiction I had went to jail, had three DUI's and had become a IV drug user.
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Age 45
Kenny - @38crenshaw39
Sober sinceIt was two decades driving down a highway with no speed limit or off ramps, filled with lies and selfish behavior. The sound of a pill bottle shaking, plastic baggie crinkling, or liquor bot...
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Age 34
Gabby
Sober sinceQuitting drinking was something I always said hungover because I knew I overdid it. But this time I meant it.
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