Age 42Since 04 / 23 / 2013
RJ
I 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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April Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in April — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 42Since 04 / 25 / 2011
Tiffany Ray
I 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 50Since 04 / 25 / 2016
Antonio
OMG......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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Age 60Since 04 / 04 / 2015
Martin Bradberry
Life was very disfunctional for me and my family, alot of bad things happened growing up and when I discovered drugs and alcohol I did them as much and as often as I could to dull my pain an...
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Age 62Since 04 / 15 / 1990
Conrad
At 32 years old I felt dishonest to myself and to my family. I felt like a bad role model for my young kids.
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Age 61Since 04 / 10 / 2017
Leigh Anne
I was scared I was going to spiral into an alcoholic nightmare I’d never climb out of. I was sick of being sick and tired.
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Age 65Since 04 / 25 / 1982
Glen J. Zivitski
Round the clock drinking, isolation and loneliness like I never want to experience again. At night I would ask god to not let we wake up and curse him in the morning when I did.
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Age 54Since 04 / 08 / 1994
Genice
Truth be told, it was fun in the beginning. That "I can conquer anything'' feeling, I was awesome at my job, socializing, getting out of the house.... having fun. Then it became SCARY! I was...
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Age 40Since 04 / 30 / 2012
Kate Barron
It was Hell but I didn’t know it because it was all I knew
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Age 64Since 04 / 10 / 1997
Charlotte Garvey
It was like my job and I took it very seriously. I started drinking at 14. My first drunk was a blockout. They were pretty much all blackouts until my very last.
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Age 25Since 04 / 02 / 2015
Emily
Getting sober was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done: but my dream of a better life became stronger than the temptation of being high.
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