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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.
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Age 28Since 03 / 04 / 2019
Lee harris
Following 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...
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Age 38Since 11 / 23 / 2013
Victoria Frances Burns
Alcoholism 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...
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Age 29Since 01 / 19 / 2019
Hayley
It 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.
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Age 54Since 12 / 20 / 2000
Ed Holtzman
A 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
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Age 37Since 04 / 05 / 2020
Kentria
It 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.
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Age 36Since 01 / 12 / 2013
Christine W
Heartbreaking. 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...
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Age 59Since 01 / 04 / 2020
David
A repeating dream of fear, drinking, and remorse. I lived a secret life that I couldn’t escape.
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Age 49Since 08 / 02 / 2000
Deon
Admitting I needed help was the first and hardest step. I’ll never say it gets easier. I’ve just retrained my brain
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Age 31Since 04 / 13 / 2020
Arnold
I 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...
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Age 39Since 09 / 27 / 2004
lee kay
It 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...
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Age 27Since 06 / 14 / 2019
Delanie Dunham
Absolute 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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