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Age 56Since 09 / 11 / 1989
David
It was like being trapped in a box, and being so alone, although I lived in one of the biggest cities in the world. Even though I was in a relationship, had friends and went to work every da...
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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.
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Age 61Since 09 / 09 / 2014
Jeff Chapek
Could not live like that anymore. So I prayed for help and God took me to the Ed Keating Center.
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Age 38Since 09 / 01 / 2018
Valerie
I was in a dark place since I was a kid. When I discovered drugs and alcohol, it was bearable to live with me.
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Age 48Since 09 / 15 / 2011
Andrew
Horrific, terrible, couldn’t face life with alcohol and without it. Made mine and everyone around me lives unmanageable
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Age 34Since 09 / 11 / 2012
Andrew Robbins
Living in addiction was PURE Hell! I wanted to get clean but didnt want to do the work that came with it! It took multiple trips to jail, rehabs and detox centers before I finally was ready...
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Age 56Since 09 / 26 / 2009
Joan
I wasn’t afraid to die. I was afraid to live. I could not function without a drink.
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Age 56Since 09 / 26 / 2009
Joan
I wasn’t afraid to die. I was afraid to live. I couldn’t function without a drink.
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Age 34Since 09 / 27 / 2018
Heather
I was living a lie everyday of my life. I was really good at hiding it in the beginning. But then slowly over time I was out of control. Hiding bottles of alcohol, having to drink from the t...
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Age 22Since 09 / 16 / 2017
Justin Kennedy
It was like living in an endless cycle of hell. It only revolved around getting high, trying to quit, and failing. In that cycle I lost myself, my mind, everyone and everything around me.
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Age 48Since 09 / 12 / 2014
Allison
I was drinking everyday and smoking weed to not feel. I was physically and emotionally unavailable to everyone in my life. I was unemployed and unemployable. Suicidal. And too cowardly to do...
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Age 37Since 09 / 01 / 2018
Valerie Zepeda
Alcohol began to take a toll on my self esteem, my confidence and was hurting my soul. I was waking up from blackouts completely in the dark about the previous nights events.
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