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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 53Since 10 / 20 / 2013
Perry
I would go to work in the morning, and on the way home stop and buy alcohol. I would drink until I passed out, and on the weekends start at Eight AM until I passed out.
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Age 37Since 06 / 26 / 2018
Ladonya Carrier-Sherman
It was hell everyday I wanted to die I didnt know how to get help but God had a bigger plan for me after 17 years of being on drug I finally got clean and sober
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Age 61Since 08 / 04 / 2014
Kelly Robertson
I had a long-time affair with my bestie, Clos du Bois. I loved him so much. He was with me every single day, no fail, for years and he was always there for me no matter what. Sure, there was...
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Age 44Since 04 / 06 / 2008
Desiree Carrasco
For me Rock bottom was a life without my children and a life on the run. Everywhere I looked I saw anger, depression, insanity and fear. I was tired of looking in the mirror.
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Age 53Since 10 / 20 / 2013
Perry
I would go to work in the morning, and on the way home stop and buy alcohol. I would drink until I passed out, and on the weekends start at Eight AM until I passed out.
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Age 25Since 03 / 17 / 2016
Meranda
Addiction is confusing, inconsistent and inconvenient, just as much so to addicts as to family and friends. In my active addiction it was as if I didn't care about anyone but myself when I k...
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Age 40Since 06 / 24 / 2011
Jayson
Honestly, it was a fun ride til it wasn’t anymore. I was a very social drinker. High school frank a couple of times then the college fraternity days came and I was drinking on Thursday night...
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Age 41Since 03 / 28 / 2019
Bethany
I struggled with drinking, self-harm, and binge eating. My drinking gradually became worse, as I used it to escape from a job situation that made me unhappy, as well as an inability to set b...
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Age 46Since 09 / 16 / 2010
Stephanie
It was like being trapped in a never ending brainstorm of emotions. I couldn't stand being alone in my own company. I would use alcohol as an escape to temporarily numb my feelings and slow...
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Age 34Since 02 / 28 / 2012
Aeron
It felt like a self induced terror- I was a stay at home mom to a small baby, would drink at night with my husband and his friends, and then when he left for work the next day, I would conti...
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