Age 29
Kate
Sober sinceI got sober because I was desperate to live a functioning life. I was feeding my body with alcohol every weekend and doing it to the point I would blackout and have alcohol poisoning. I was...
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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 36
Chris
Sober sinceDark. I choose to remember the dark days. There were some fun ones but those days make me romanticize the lifestyle if I think on them too much. The dark days were the ones that made me real...
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Age 55
Gary Crafford
Sober sinceI felt very empty and I knew if I didn’t change that I would be dead soon. I attempted suicide 1 Year before and failed, Thank God, I am here today due to Gods Grace.
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Age 61
Mike Weber
Sober sinceBroken strung out on heroin with every bridge burned and in addition to losing everyone in my life I lost 5 fingers on my right hand due to IV drug use.
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Age 33
Jimmy Mac
Sober sinceAddiction was emptiness, suffering, loneliness, unmanageabilty in all aspects of life, fear, anger, worthlessness, spiritual bankruptcy, jail, withdrawal, violence, harm to family and loved...
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Age 38
Sheilah Powell
Sober sinceI hated waking up every single day. I was unhappy, miserable and angry. I felt like I was wandering around life without a road map and couldn't deal with anything. I needed alcohol and pills...
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