Age 44Since 05 / 01 / 2013
Mark Langford
Getting in to recovery was the best decision I have made in my life. It has helped me connect with myself and given me a massive sense of achievement. At one point I was given six months to...
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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 29Since 04 / 12 / 2013
Kate
I 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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Age 36Since 02 / 24 / 2013
Chris
Dark. 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 55Since 05 / 22 / 2007
Gary Crafford
I 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 61Since 11 / 19 / 2001
Mike Weber
Broken 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 33Since 06 / 17 / 2013
Jimmy Mac
Addiction 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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