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Age 35Since 04 / 19 / 2018
Andrew Addington-Strapp
Hopelessness was a constant, always avoiding the reality of my life and coping with drugs and alcohol. Lived in self-pity and loathing
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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 26Since 11 / 12 / 2016
Cynthia
I grew up with aolcohol always around, so it was normal to start drinking at a young age.
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Age 56Since 12 / 01 / 1989
Kathy
I was a blackout drinker and cocaine addict and I couldn’t stop. I was full of shame and I wanted to die.
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Age 25Since 11 / 01 / 2018
Adam
I’ve been battling addiction for several years now. I had two years sober at one point, however, I had reservations in the back of my head. I got myself involved with the wrong people and I...
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Age 29Since 07 / 21 / 2009
Courtney
Getting sober was like having a massive reset button pushed on your life. You detox; which felt like every bone in my body was breaking simultaneously. Then you have to try and come back int...
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Age 54Since 10 / 15 / 2000
Earl
About 16 years of total chaos . Went through a divorce , a couple DWI , several jobs , crashed some cars
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Age 64Since 08 / 01 / 1988
Ken
It was fun until it wasn’t. Drugs and alcohol became my existence. It became not only my way to cope, but to function.
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Age 61Since 09 / 09 / 2014
Jeff Chapek
Could not live like that anymore. So I prayed for help and God took me to the Ed Keating Center.
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Age 37Since 11 / 04 / 2017
Carla LaVoy
I was self medicating with alcohol through the end of a bad marriage and the beginning of my divorce. My friends tried to tell me I was drinking too much, but I wouldn't hear it. I was alway...
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