Age 36
Chris
Sober since12 to 18 beers a night. And that's when I stayed in. Hungover too often. Guilt shame.
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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.
Age 36
John Richards
Sober sinceI was homeless. I had no family, no friends, no nothing but the clothes on my back. My life was completely unmanageable.
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Age 47
Travis
Sober sinceI was hopelessly addicted to meth. I was burning all my bridges. I did whatever it took to get and stay loaded.
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Age 44
Brandi Rivera
Sober sinceMy life was hell prior to my sobriety. I ruined relationships. I ruined myself. All I cared about was finding my next hit and next drink.
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Age 30
Kasey
Sober sinceHell. I was alive but not living. Never took care of myself. I cared about nothing except not being sober. I wouldn't care if I woke up the next day. I'd go to sleep early morning and would...
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Age 31
Micalah
Sober sinceI was miserable. I was always in a state of chaos. Whether it be emotional, mental or physical chaos. I had moments of happiness, but was never really happy. I always wanted to escape from m...
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Age 34
Bronwen Mulligan
Sober sinceI lost myself. My emotions were so intense when I drank. It always felt like the world was smushing me. I drank to feel nothing but ended up feeling everything to the extreme. I just stopped...
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Age 53
Teddie
Sober sinceDrinking since I was 12 years old put me in a tail spin for many years. Black-outs and waking up in scared places with scary people put my life in danger in so many ways.
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Age 28
Ashley
Sober sinceDark. Scary. Lonesome. Death was looming. King Alcohol was destroying me from the inside out. I was dying!
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