I’m Linda L. and I’m a recovering alcoholic and addict. My addiction started at a very young age. I’ve had a lot of misery. I remember always being a blackout drinker. In 1989 I drove through a bar after blacking out. Back then I never lost my license and remember just being totally scared to […]
I started using alcohol at 13 and I knew right away, that the way it made me feel, was the way I wanted to feel every day for the rest of my life. I knew the escape from the reality I was living, was one that I craved. I decided to chase that “high” instead […]
The reason I was finally able to get help for my SUD. My substance use was never a problem. I told myself. It was the dentist, wasn’t it? It’s his fault. It was my childhood trauma, wasn’t it? It was my annoying neighbor, my annoying partner, and my annoying boss. It was never me. I […]
Hello, my name is Kristal B. For me, abusing alcohol was a means of combatting the crippling anxiety that developed in my late teens and early twenties. I went to community college for high school and transitioned to a four-year university when I was 17. It was there that my irrational fear and panic disorder […]
Hi, I’m Ashlee and I’m an alcoholic, an addict, a daughter, sister, friend, business owner, sponsor, sponsee, and an active member in a 12-step program. My life has completely opened to something absolutely beautiful & indescribable today all because I chose to sit all the way down, open my mind, get honest & willing and […]
My name is Dave Kuhn and I’m a person in long-term recovery. My story started when I was young. I come from a family of nine, and things were pretty chaotic growing up. My parents were drinkers but at the time I never thought about alcohol being a problem. Eventually I started experimenting myself at […]
