Age 30Since 12 / 11 / 2015
Brandy Jouikov
I was a very heavy drinker- beer was my favorite and at my worst I was drinking 28-30 beers a day sometimes adding in wine, vodka, whatever else. As a mom I would start my day off with half...
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December Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in December — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 28Since 12 / 06 / 2017
Sarah
There were not enough opiates in the world to numb the pain and self-hatred I had for myself. I woke up in an ICU and was told I died.
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Age 57Since 12 / 05 / 2014
Trace E
I drank for 40 years, falling further every day down a crevice I could not climb out of. I was broken, lonely and very sad in the end.
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Age 38Since 12 / 15 / 2017
Sonora
I am still in "it"...working hard to have each day be my last. So today, 12/15/17 is my LAST day!! So SO hard.
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Age 36Since 12 / 29 / 2014
John
I ended up a 100 pound homeless addict/alcoholic. I lost my dad to cancer and gave up on life. I started drinking and drugging after I decided to quit baseball and throw away a scholarship o...
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Age 36Since 12 / 03 / 2016
Beau Nielson
It was like having the flu. ? Alcohol was on my mind 24/7 even though I kept getting sicker and sicker. Watched my life crumbling before me even though I managed to get up and go to work eve...
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Age 34Since 12 / 01 / 2012
Kaytee
I was lost in a huge mess of drugs. I didn't care who you were or what you had. If I could put it in a needle I was doing it. I left my daughter to be raised my family because I was too busy...
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Age 55Since 12 / 05 / 2011
Cathy
I drank for over 30 years before it seemed like a problem to me, after my daughter's death - for over 2 years I rarely saw a sober moment
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Age 50Since 12 / 08 / 2015
Jack Usry
It was hell I lived in darkness just gave up on everything life work I would drink until I passed out wake up somehow made it to the store at 3 am to get a drink I was in sorrow.
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Age 26Since 12 / 04 / 2016
Josh
It was misery! Looking back at it all, it started when I began to fall in love with my best friend. I was not out as gay to hardly anyone. I thought he was gay, but he wound up being straigh...
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