Age 35
Andrew Addington-Strapp
Sober sinceHopelessness 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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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 26
Cynthia
Sober sinceI grew up with aolcohol always around, so it was normal to start drinking at a young age.
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Kathy
Sober sinceI 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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Adam
Sober sinceI’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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Courtney
Sober sinceGetting 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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Earl
Sober sinceAbout 16 years of total chaos . Went through a divorce , a couple DWI , several jobs , crashed some cars
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Ken
Sober sinceIt 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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Jeff Chapek
Sober sinceCould not live like that anymore. So I prayed for help and God took me to the Ed Keating Center.
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Carla LaVoy
Sober sinceI 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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