Age 54Since 04 / 18 / 2018
Jeff Kaser
"Living in addiction was easy—no responsibility, no accountability, just a hollow existence, like my soul had checked out. My addiction was born on November 20, 1991—my 21st birthday—the sam...
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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.
Featured story Age 27· Sober since 04 / 24 / 2020
Lyss
From a really young age, I turned to drugs as a way to escape. I started using at 13, and for years it felt like that lifestyle was all I knew. I lost sight of who I was, and I was stuck in...
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Age 36Since 04 / 04 / 2021
Hilary McLeod
My husband and I stayed drunk and high since the summer of 2014. It was so blinding how out of control we were. The saddest point of my life is that I was actually happy that I was able to w...
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Age 56Since 04 / 24 / 2003
Anthony K
"I was the walking dead". I was broke mentally, physically and spiritually to a point where suicide was and option. Abandon houses, jails and different treatment programs.
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Age 56Since 04 / 20 / 2006
Skip Sams
Before I got sober, I had sabotaged every opportunity for success because I didn’t believe I was worthy of it. I had lost my life’s purpose. I used to say that I had lost everything: my...
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Age 42Since 04 / 08 / 2020
Clean & Serene
Dark, Lonely, Exhausting. I had lost my will to live.
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Age 32Since 04 / 19 / 2012
Leo Sandoval
It was very hard to dig in and deal with all my childhood trauma as well as the trauma from living a drug dealing and partying lifestyle. At 12 years old I went from experimenting with marij...
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Age 47Since 04 / 27 / 2007
Francis
I tried cocaine with friends at a party and got hooked right away and my life went down in a free fall for 8 years.
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Age 35Since 04 / 22 / 2017
Lindsay
I thought it was a secret. I found out after the fact that everyone knew. I couldn’t hold down a job, my credit score started with a 3, and I stopped talking to my family that lived 20 min...
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Age 47Since 04 / 30 / 2020
Michelle
I was a functioning alcoholic...couldn’t wait to get off work to stop at the liquor store to grab my magnum of wine and couple coolers.
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Age 43Since 04 / 28 / 2006
Holly
I got a taste of alcohol at a very young age. From the very beginning, I could never have just a few. I had to drink until I was drunk and passed out. Always blacking out. I drank when I was...
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