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15 Years Clean and Sober!
Honestly I can't believe it's been 15 years I have been clean and sober. At the age of 18 I gave up the high cost of low living. One day at a time on Dec 8th I'll be celebrating 15 years clean and sober at 33 years old . ...MORE
Treatment Over Doom
After less than a year of marriage my husband had enough. He had no clue I was an alcoholic until after we married. Fast forward 10 months and we are planning on having children. Life has never felt so amazing! --- Contributor: Julianne Tapsfield ...MORE
Clean and Sober Treatment Beyond My Wildest Dreams!
Today is my sobriety date (12/5/2011). 6 years clean and sober. Had to lose myself to find myself. Used to be the life of the party, but today living a day at a time, moment at a time, and sometimes a second at a time I am liberated from ...MORE
Sobriety Treatment and A Reformed Bad Girl
For 12 years, I lived life fast and hard. I abused it all, especially my body. On July 16, I took every substance and ounce of liquor in my apartment with the goal of not seeing morning. On July 17, I chose life and sobriety. I entered treatment malnourished, ...MORE
Recovery Memoir: The Protective Collective
I stood alone one night at the end of a pier overlooking what I believe was Lake Buchannan. The details of the trip are very unclear, but the situation and events of this moment are as clear in my memory as if it were yesterday. There were less than ...MORE
Treatment and 7 Months!
My name is Audrey and I recently celebrated 7 months free from heroin. I started drinking heavily when I was 18, moved onto cocaine, then OxyContin, and from there heroin. I spent the past 8 years slowly killing myself until I was hopeless and desperate enough to surrender to ...MORE
5 Years Post Treatment Sober!
The black and white picture is me checking myself into treatment center. I was hopeless and terrified that it was not possible for to stop obsessing over my drug of choice. The color picture is me on my 5 year sobriety date in August after treatment. I finally asked ...MORE
5 Years Clean and Sober!
Today I celebrate 5 years clean and sober 🙏🏻. This past year has had some of the biggest ups, and some of the biggest downs. But I got through all of it clean. 5 years ago I had accepted that I most likely wouldn't make it to my 25th ...MORE
6 Years Sober!
6 years sober from Alcohol and drugs feels pretty dang good. Getting sober is a fresh start, a new life, a crazy journey. Hold on tight because sobriety will open so many doors. And remember It’s never too late to turn your life around. --- Contributor: Meghan Hildebrecht IG: @Chasing_hart ...MORE
Clean and Sober Since 1994!
Clean & sober since January 24, 1994 ~ Grateful & Blessed ~ --- Contributor: Donna Lowe ...MORE
1 Year Sober and Counting!
At the age of 13, I got caught stealing liquor from a gas station. I binge drank throughout the rest of my teenage years. Blackouts, fights, waking up in jail, became common for me. I got my 1st DUI at 18 and landed in the hospital, the doctor said ...MORE
Back at 6 Months Sober
I was at 15 months sober and was thinking 1 drink won't hurt. That one drink led to 2 hospital visits, jail, and getting sexually assaulted in a span of 12 days. Thank god I got out of that and now am back at 6 months. I know I ...MORE
Over 20 Years Clean from Heroin
Over 20 years clean from heroin, and clean from every other drug since March 1st 2009. Started using drugs at the age of 13. Started using heroin at the age of 15. And from there on out the nightmare began - a life of lying, cheating and stealing cars, ...MORE
Heroin Recovery
Hello my name is Robin and I am a heroin addict in recovery. My story is so long, for I had been using drugs since I was 19. But my addiction spiked when I lost my only sister May 14th 2009 to drugs. My grandma had passed on the ...MORE
8 Years of Sobriety!
The absence of alcohol and drugs has undoubtedly improved my life. But physical abstinence only goes so far. It has been applying the 12 steps to my daily life that has given me, for the most part, emotional sobriety. Without recovery at the center of my consciousness, my thinking ...MORE
High on Life and Love the Ultimate Treatment for Being Sober
I have been sober from opiates for about 5 years, and alcohol; over 6 years. No matter what challenges I face, getting high or drunk just isn't an option anymore. I have reclaimed myself and forgiven myself, as forgiveness is a powerful thing, especially when you need to give ...MORE
6 Months Sober and Counting!
Hello. Today I am 6 months sober from alcohol. 6 months ago, I had to make a really big, yet simple decision: did I want to live, or did I want to die. I had come to terms with the fact that every time I took a drink, every ...MORE
Treatment and Helping Others for 4 Years!
I was a lost, broken, shell of a woman during my active addiction and I needed treatment. After 9 years of opioid use which eventually progressed into IV use, jail stints, damaged relationships, incomprehensible demoralization and countless near death experiences, I decided to give it an honest shot. I ...MORE