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Age 29Since 03 / 17 / 2019
Kayla
Hell. No control. Emotional breakdowns all the time. Couldn’t find work. Couldn’t live alone. Couldn’t live with anyone. Self destructive.
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Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in March — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
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Age 29Since 03 / 24 / 2018
Steve
Drugs and Alcohol consumed my every action. I lost interest in many activities, relationships, and family. 24/7 being impaired or sick from not having any. So lost in life
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Age 52Since 03 / 21 / 2015
Jeff
I was completely off the rails. Struggling to control it but the remorse and regret for my actions was brutal. I had begun to gauge how bad the previous night was by whether my wife smiled a...
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Age 35Since 03 / 05 / 2019
Joe
It just got the point enough was enough and I had to do something about my drinking
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Age 30Since 03 / 21 / 2019
Katie Edwards
It was dark. I was drunk for three years straight and my perception of reality was completely messed up. I felt hopeless.
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Age 48Since 03 / 23 / 2016
Heather
Hell. It was hell. My body physically demanded alcohol to function. The shakes, the bile, the hopelessness upon my shoulders.
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Age 43Since 03 / 15 / 2011
Cristine
It was never good. Always chasing the right drunk. I thought I’d get it right sometime. Never did. Almost killed myself trying to chase that “right drunk”. Couldn’t function.
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