Age 46Since 09 / 20 / 2010
Joseph Rowe
My name is Joe and I am an alcoholic and addict. I had my first drink at 15. I had the dream childhood. Two great parents and a great sister. A nice house in a good neighborhood. A big lawn...
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September Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in September — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 44Since 09 / 17 / 2017
Robert Cable
I was an alcoholic.You think everything is fine. Little do you know life is slipping away from you piece by piece. When you realize what is actually happening, it's gone.
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Age 34Since 09 / 25 / 2015
Michelle
I began drinking at the age of,16.. lived the rock and roll life.. running from anything that didn't keep me drunk.. I managed to get clean 8 years ago.. but the drinking was the one demon I...
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Age 34Since 09 / 21 / 2015
Katie Roby
Living in active addiction was the most depressing state of being I can imagine. I knew I was slowly killing myself, but I didn’t know how to stop. I lived in a constant state of fear, anxie...
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Age 55Since 09 / 14 / 1994
Chris Davey
Growing up, I was always a kid who felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I was born into a family of highly intelligent academics. My dad had a Ph.D from Cambridge University, my Mom had a Mast...
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Age 43Since 09 / 01 / 2012
Michael Hughes
Growing up with an alcoholic father I had vowed to never drink. Seems that genetics had other things in store for me. My life was a constant haze and I remember thinking about when I could g...
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Age 42Since 09 / 01 / 2012
Karen Finn
I was drinking every day and sometimes getting so hungover that I couldn't get out of bed the next day. It went from being quite functional to affecting my job and health.
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Age 50Since 09 / 14 / 2016
Kathy
This is actually my second time around. I relapsed after 4 years of sobriety. Still trying to figure it out.
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