Recovery, in their own words
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 28
Lee harris
Sober sinceFollowing my mums death on Christmas day 2011. I had a 10 year downwards spiral with alcohol and drug addiction, This eventually lead to me fighting for my life in hospital. I have since tur...
Read storyAge 38
Victoria Frances Burns
Sober sinceAlcoholism runs deep on both sides of my family. I had my first taste of alcohol when I was five years old. On camping trips, Dad would give me sips of his beer. Despite the bitter taste and...
Read storyAge 29
Hayley
Sober sinceIt was fun - until it wasn't. My teens and twenties were spent partying and learning to socialize with alcohol. It was when I realized I couldn't be social without it that I had a problem.
Read storyAge 54
Ed Holtzman
Sober sinceA never ending cycle of hell. I ruined family relationships and damaged many people. I went to bed most nights praying not to wake in the morning
Read storyAge 37
Kentria
Sober sinceIt was scary. I constantly asked myself "how did I get to this point?" It was as if I were loosing control... I would go days drinking, until my body got tired amd couldn't take anymore.
Read storyAge 36
Christine W
Sober sinceHeartbreaking. I was broken, I was breaking the hearts of everyone that tried to love me. I had lied so much that I was just avoiding everyone so I didn’t have to try to remember the lies I...
Read storyAge 59
David
Sober sinceA repeating dream of fear, drinking, and remorse. I lived a secret life that I couldn’t escape.
Read storyAge 49
Deon
Sober sinceAdmitting I needed help was the first and hardest step. I’ll never say it gets easier. I’ve just retrained my brain
Read storyAge 31
Arnold
Sober sinceI was sleeping in my car behind the Salvation Army with a stack of amphetamines a modelo negro and a quarter blunt Having nightmares every single night. Isolated from society and the feeling...
Read storyAge 39
lee kay
Sober sinceIt was chaos, I was always seeking for something destructive. Every time I drank I would get violent and get into fights whether it was with my friends,family or strangers. I thought Drinkin...
Read storyAge 27
Delanie Dunham
Sober sinceAbsolute hell. I felt trapped with no way out. My relationships with my family were dwindling and I was miserable to be around. I was extremely selfish and depressed.
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