Age 55
Rob Bonstin
Sober sinceI drank every day. Not all day, most days I’d wait till 5pm or a bit later. But I would drink by myself, more often than not I’d be hungover the next day only to do it all over again. I’d tr...
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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 52
Helen Ann Newlin
Sober sinceIts wonderful to have a good life clean sober, grateful and blessed.I put the 8/3/2020 because that is my 18yrs free of drugs and alcohol
Read storyAge 41
Anne E.
Sober sinceLiving the life with an active addiction to meth was like living a life in hell. In a matter of what seemed like the blink of an eye, your entire life was falling apart. Jobless, no place to...
Read storyAge 29
Kayla
Sober sinceHell. No control. Emotional breakdowns all the time. Couldn’t find work. Couldn’t live alone. Couldn’t live with anyone. Self destructive.
Read storyAge 48
Joe
Sober sinceMy name is Joe and I am an alcoholic and addict. I had my first drink at 15. I had the dream childhood. Two great parents and a great sister. A nice house in a good neighborhood. A big lawn...
Read storyAge 39
Dave Breslin
Sober sinceJan 22,2000;Drunk since New Years,staring into a mirror at a younger,weaker,broken and empty version of myself,I had a feeling that I had to do something different.I haven’t drank since. A f...
Read storyAge 61
Bobby g
Sober sinceWoke up this morning and realized that today is my 17th year anniversary that I haven't had an alcohol beverage drink.. It could've been my 18th year.. But my first year I cheated myself and...
Read storyAge 49
Gregory Mann
Sober sinceSubstance abuse almost destroyed my soul. I always felt empty and used drugs & alcohol to fill that void. The "Drug" industry made me feel important.
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Stephen
Sober sinceLife was hopeless. All I knew how to do was get, and stay wasted.
Read storyAge 28
Ethan Anderson
Sober sinceIt was like a constant drag on my everyday life, from waking up almost every day being hungover, trying to remember when I quit drinking the night before and how I got home. It was punishmen...
Read storyAge 31
Jacob Jones
Sober sinceIn a word, hopeless. I had no category in my mind as to what a life of sobriety would be like. Further than that, it was even more unimaginable to think of enjoying that life.
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