Recovery, in their own words

June Archives

Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in June — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.

Roni 57 6 / 30 / 2008
Age 57Since 06 / 30 / 2008

roni

lost in alcohol and drug addiction saw my life going down the drain, no hope, no way out

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Lois Quinn-Ortiz 58 6 / 6 / 2004
Age 58Since 06 / 06 / 2004

Lois Quinn-Ortiz

Life was total chaos. I couldn't see light at the end of the tunnel. I lived to use and used to live.

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Eduardo 50 6 / 16 / 2002
Age 50Since 06 / 16 / 2002

Eduardo

Fun as hell at first, for a few years. then the emptiness lasted longer than the fun did. I wasn’t partying anymore i was just using to function.

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Patrick Farley IV 28 6 / 22 / 2017
Age 28Since 06 / 22 / 2017

Patrick Farley IV

Drug use became a hobby as early as 16. The problem was that I used drugs to cope with life and I became addicted rather quickly. I spent years in active use desperately trying to find a way...

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Sean Sutton 33 6 / 30 / 2012
Age 33Since 06 / 30 / 2012

Sean Sutton

My life was hell. Every day was a struggle to find what I needed just to feel "normal". I had friends for years that genuinely never saw me sober. I lost countless opportunities, whether it...

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Morgan 27 6 / 28 / 2018
Age 27Since 06 / 28 / 2018

Morgan

Miserably depressing. I didn't shower, didn't eat , did not change my clothes ever , sidnt necessarily want to kill myself...but it was safe to say I didn't care one bit if I did t wake up i...

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Merritt 43 6 / 26 / 2014
Age 43Since 06 / 26 / 2014

Merritt

I was in active addiction for 26 years. I would get off one substance and switch to another. Whatever you put in front of me, I would do. Meth, opiates, coke, shrooms, weed, alcohol, acid, w...

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Michael 35 5 / 32 / 2010
Age 35Since 06 / 01 / 2010

Michael

Depressing. I lost a decade of my young adult years to binge drinking.

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