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 49

Sober sinceSeptember 11, 2011

My life was dark and depressing.

Age 47

Sober sinceSeptember 8, 2008

Unemployable and a complete failure to my family and friends

Age 47

Sober sinceSeptember 6, 2015

Selfish and self-centered to the extreme, driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity.

Age 23

Sober sinceSeptember 7, 2015

A slow death.

Age 66

Sober sinceSeptember 3, 2006

It was bad.