Recovery, in their own words
September Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in September — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 55
Phill Odom
Sober sinceI started drinking and using at the ripe old age of 14. Trying to fit in to belong. I did not seem to fit in anywhere or with anyone. When I was drunk or high I felt like I fit in, but the f...
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Age 52
Dawn
Sober sinceI was emotionally, physically and spiritually broken. I was lost and was deathly afraid of where my addiction was taking me. It was only a matter of time before I would lose everything.
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Age 34
Blaze Bell
Sober sinceIn active addiction, I lived in fear, shame, and crippling self-pity.
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Age 31
Michelle
Sober sinceEasier than I thought. Realized I didn't need alcohol as much as I thought I did.
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Age 38
Crystal
Sober sinceI was living in complete misery, lying to people I loved about my addiction, I was losing my morals that I live by. Lost faith in myself, hit rock bottom it was something I couldn't have ima...
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Age 34
Kelly
Sober sinceI drank to cope, I drank to be "fun", I drank because it was a day ending in "y"... I blacked out more nights than I didn't and usually had no recollection of what I'd done or who I'd been w...
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Age 49
Brenda Sturm
Sober sinceI battled with different addictions beginning at the age of 23. Drug of choice was Meth. My mother passed away in 2007, and in 2009, I lost my 35 year old brother from an accidental overdose...
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Age 59
Kim Beus
Sober sinceI thought I was going crazy, and I checked myself in to a clinic.
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Age 36
Connie J martinez
Sober sinceHi , so my sobriety date is September 18, 2013 of 3 years. I remember when I would pick up a drink I knew that I wouldn't have to feel anything. This was my way out of reality. It was a inst...
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