Mike 42 12 / 14 / 2017
A Sober Nation story

Mike

Age
42
Sober Since
12 / 14 / 2017
Sober For
8 Years & 238 Days

01 What it was like

Awful

My bottom was when I was fired for an alcohol related incident.
Mike

02 What happened

My bottom was when I was fired for an alcohol related incident. It was humiliating and I was as depressed as I’d ever been. Before then I was nearly blacking out every night trying to escape who I was, with the substance that made me that way.

Until then I never thought about taking my own life. I remember driving home over a mountain range and highly contemplating driving off. Then I thought about my children, and my wife and started praying.

Out of nowhere a friend who I haven’t spoken to in over two years called me and talked with me the entire way home.

Immediately drove to a meeting and never looked back.

03 What it is like now

A miracle! 6 months as of the 14th and my life has done a 180. I no longer wake up with a hangover, my mind is clear and I am present today for my family. I haven’t been able to say that in years!

If I can do it, anyone can!

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