Age 34Since 10 / 07 / 2017
Aaron Dominguez
I couldn't lie enough. I couldn't hide enough. I couldn't drink enough. I couldn't be angry enough. I couldn't manipulate enough. I couldn't hate myself enough.
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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 30Since 10 / 10 / 2015
Taylor Reichelt
Absolutely horrible I woke up at 27 hopeless and strung out on heroin meth and crack cocaine.
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Age 45Since 10 / 05 / 2015
Joe
Fun at first. Then it went to pure hell. Couldn't hold a job, relationship, and became completely isolated. Consumed by craving, obsession, and hating myself for it all.
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Age 50Since 10 / 14 / 2007
Tom
It was like being alive, but not living! I just was depressed and unhappy.
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Age 34Since 10 / 02 / 2013
Sarah
Felt spiritually dead, empty. I knew I could no longer drink if I wanted to live.
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Age 45Since 10 / 24 / 2010
Kerri Quinn
I was filled with fear and confusion. I am a reasonably smart woman with a strong will. I couldn't figure out how to stop. I'd make a promise every morning that today was the day... and fail...
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Age 28Since 10 / 03 / 2015
Renae
I started experimenting with substances at a young age, a normal age to do those things. I did it to have fun and explore. I didnt know the rabbit hole I was heading down. I started to look...
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Age 32Since 10 / 15 / 2017
Jay
Very lonely. I would go weeks where the only time I would leave the house would be to get food, smokes and rum. I spent years wallowing in depression and self pity.
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Age 33Since 10 / 16 / 2014
Vanessa Day
I was an absent mother and an unreliable wife. Everything I did, and everything I thought, revolved around alcohol. It was exhausting. Most people in my life avoided me at all costs, and rig...
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Age 37Since 10 / 16 / 2009
Travis Kestell
Was always searching for something that wasn't there. Thought I could find happiness.
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Age 50Since 10 / 19 / 2013
Perry
It was like a rite. As soon as I could I would start drinking and drink until I passed out. Every day, and triple the amount on weekends. Not paying bills so I could buy.
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