Sherri
Sober sinceI was just numb and in a perpetual state of denial. My life was a mess and I couldn’t keep relationships. Most of all, I hated myself.
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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 37
Robert
Sober sinceMy original sober date was March 25, 2012. I was sober for almost 6 years when I picked up again. For a year I was out there and it was extremely difficult being caught in the grips of addic...
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Age 42
RJ
Sober sinceI never in my life thought that I would be the one saying that phrase. I grew up in a home with an alcoholic parent. I didn't know he was an "alcoholic", I just thought he loved to drink. I...
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Age 57
roni
Sober sincelost in alcohol and drug addiction saw my life going down the drain, no hope, no way out
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Age 33
Daniel j aguilar
Sober sinceAt first drugs were a way for me to express my freedom i was a spinal chord patent who found freedom tru chemicals (opiates) i had a 950$ pill habbit i had a nice car a nice place to stay an...
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Age 42
Tiffany Ray
Sober sinceI was miserable. I couldn't function with alcohol and couldn't function without it. I was a slave to the bottle.
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Age 34
Heather
Sober sinceI was living a lie everyday of my life. I was really good at hiding it in the beginning. But then slowly over time I was out of control. Hiding bottles of alcohol, having to drink from the t...
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Age 30
Monica Tucker
Sober sinceHonestly, active addiction left me in constant misery and hopelessness. I wasn't able to function without using something to motivate me to get out of bed. It was like a vicious cycle that I...
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Age 43
Christoffer
Sober sinceI thought I had everything under control. Wine was just my way of awarding myself after a hard days work, and my “mean” to calm down. But somehow I knew there was a problem - cause I was onl...
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Age 55
Mike Schleis
Sober sincePure hell over 20 yrs multiple drug addictions the last 15 to Opiates. I was in a very dark place lost,addicted, and dying. Lost everything.
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Age 50
Antonio
Sober sinceOMG......It was lonely, scary, very freaking dangerous. I was just a shell of the person I used to be. My twisted way of thinking had me believing I had EVERYTHING under control....NOT!!
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