Age 37
Nicole
Sober sinceHell!!! I lived for heroin! Everyday all day I was chasing the drug. I always knew I went overboard when I partied but Heroin broke me completely, I lost everything including my husband of 1...
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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 55
Chris Davey
Sober sinceGrowing up, I was always a kid who felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I was born into a family of highly intelligent academics. My dad had a Ph.D from Cambridge University, my Mom had a Mast...
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Age 35
Rachel
Sober sinceLucky #7! It's amazing what alcohol and addiction can do to a person. The picture on the left in 2011 was a sad, hateful, dishonest, suicidal, lonely, confused, shameful, faithless, hopeless...
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Age 36
Whit
Sober sinceI was alone, miserable, and always having to apologize for things I did when I was drunk.
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Age 41
Crystal DeMers
Sober sinceGetting sober is 1 of the most Amazing things I've ever done!! Sobriety looks Great on me!!
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Age 28
James Miller
Sober sinceGetting clean for the 4th or 5 time was the more painful than it had been every time before. More than 7 rehabs, 12 step recovery models and one alternative treatment, I had finally had enou...
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Age 34
John Lysaght
Sober sinceI was in total denial I was a alcoholic for years but eventually it caught up with me and nearly cost me everything
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