Recovery, in their own words
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 34
Sarah
Sober sinceFelt spiritually dead, empty. I knew I could no longer drink if I wanted to live.
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Age 60
Cyndi J.
Sober sincePathetic comes to mind, all washed up , many other below the belt phrases work too. Alcohol stole my integrity, my jobs, my family My life was out of control! Institutions, Jails and Death ,...
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Age 33
Carli
Sober sinceTaking up to 25 to 30 pills a day. Spending every dollar I had on my addiction instead of on my little boy. Going through withdrawals on a daily basis and constantly drinking alcohol until I...
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Age 46
Joe
Sober sinceIf you happened to visit hell, would you hang out and pitch a tent? On May 23, 2014 I was in a hotel in Peoria, IL resigned to the fact that I wasn't coming out. I had been there for 4 days...
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Age 56
Ralf Friedrichs
Sober sinceLiving an life that was not managed by me, Alcohol managed my life and it was out of control
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Age 26
Nikita
Sober sinceI was a binge drinker on weekends, a social drinker, I couldn’t handle being in my own skin alone. I used at clubs and house parties most weekends too. I mostly woke up on weekends with so m...
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Age 26
Jodie Brown
Sober sinceI started drinking at a young age of 12,13 years old I knew I had a problem from the first time I drank because I was a blackout drunk, that didn't stop me from drinking soon booze wasn't en...
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Age 37
Michelle
Sober sinceI used alcohol to deal with postpartum depression. I would drink after my kids were asleep. I’d drink until I passed out.
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