Age 43
Michael
Sober sinceA living hell. A complete lie in my head thinking it was something I could control.
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Sober Stories
Real people, real recovery. Honest accounts of what it was like, what happened, and what life looks like now — shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 50
Abbie Satterfield
Sober sinceI was depressed, had anxiety and struggling in every way possible. I would drink to have energy, to be happy then end up crying. I would lay on the bathroom floor begging for death. Alcohol...
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Age 47
Michelle
Sober sinceI was a functioning alcoholic...couldn’t wait to get off work to stop at the liquor store to grab my magnum of wine and couple coolers.
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Age 64
Pat
Sober sinceI couldn’t live life on Life’s terms, was miserable and blamed everyone else.
Read storyAge 34
Becky woodland - super_sober_mumma
Sober sinceSome say they hit a rock bottom, I felt I was at my rock bottom for many years just scrapping across the bottom back and fourth. In 2018 I entered rehab where my life changed, I finally felt...
Read storyAge 53
Bob C.
Sober sinceIt was a creepy crazy life, I lived every day hunting for drugs and alcohol, screwing everyone over on the way through life. Burning bridges that were rebuilt over and over.
Read storyAge 27
Daniel
Sober sinceI was drinking to manage my mood, using drugs to help me focus and when it got too much I would blackout to shut myself down. I was living my own worst nightmare!
Read storyAge 60
Michael
Sober sinceA maddening, half-hearted, lying, cheating, ugly mess. I lived by the skin of my teeth, and cared about no one but my own [worthless] self.
Read storyAge 62
John Michael Weber
Sober sinceStarted at 12 years old drinking by 14 I had a needle in my arm ended up on heroin for 10 years.
Read storyAge 43
Nate Awad
Sober sinceI was drowning in whiskey and cocaine, in and out of jail, lost my house, my truck, broken family and was living out of my car.. I was either gonna wind up in prison or kill myself!
Read storyAge 33
Paul Mauro
Sober sinceMisery. Pure and utter misery. Drinking to relieve the burdens and weigh of my expectations of myself and everything around me. Drinking to escape the reality of the chaos I created. Black o...
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