Recovery, in their own words
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 55Since 09 / 09 / 2013
Phill Odom
I started drinking and using at the ripe old age of 14. Trying to fit in to belong. I did not seem to fit in anywhere or with anyone. When I was drunk or high I felt like I fit in, but the f...
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Age 52Since 09 / 01 / 2014
Dawn
I was emotionally, physically and spiritually broken. I was lost and was deathly afraid of where my addiction was taking me. It was only a matter of time before I would lose everything.
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Age 34Since 09 / 23 / 2011
Blaze Bell
In active addiction, I lived in fear, shame, and crippling self-pity.
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Age 31Since 09 / 15 / 2015
Michelle
Easier than I thought. Realized I didn't need alcohol as much as I thought I did.
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Age 38Since 09 / 22 / 2016
Crystal
I was living in complete misery, lying to people I loved about my addiction, I was losing my morals that I live by. Lost faith in myself, hit rock bottom it was something I couldn't have ima...
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Age 34Since 09 / 09 / 2012
Kelly
I drank to cope, I drank to be "fun", I drank because it was a day ending in "y"... I blacked out more nights than I didn't and usually had no recollection of what I'd done or who I'd been w...
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Age 49Since 09 / 14 / 2014
Brenda Sturm
I battled with different addictions beginning at the age of 23. Drug of choice was Meth. My mother passed away in 2007, and in 2009, I lost my 35 year old brother from an accidental overdose...
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Age 59Since 09 / 19 / 2010
Kim Beus
I thought I was going crazy, and I checked myself in to a clinic.
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Age 36Since 09 / 18 / 2013
Connie J martinez
Hi , so my sobriety date is September 18, 2013 of 3 years. I remember when I would pick up a drink I knew that I wouldn't have to feel anything. This was my way out of reality. It was a inst...
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