Alcoholism Stories - Addiction Recovery Stories

Despite the wide variety of visitors, most visitors have one thing in common they have, in one way or another been touched by alcoholism

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Clear, Sleepless, but Sober Don't let the title fool you, I just had a beer 5 hours ago. It was just the one, but last night, I got so drunk, my boyfriend told me I had completely ...

Dreaming and Driving Last night I dreamt, vividly, and woke with a start and a deep feeling of gratitude about what hadn't happened. In my dream I came out of a blackout to ...

I think I'm going mad! The room was dark and musty, empty bottles rolled around on the polished timber floor as if they were trying to get away as fast as possible. The air was ...

Becoming Self Aware We all think that we are self-aware. It's what distinguishes us from lower life forms. We are taught it in school, and we believe it. But it is rarely ...

Calvin's Story I am an alcoholic who hasn't consumed any alcohol for more than 13 years. I don't have physical cravings for alcohol any longer but do carry some fond ...

My husband's ability to stop his addiction has been a blessing Five years ago...I was home with my three year old little boy, and my two week old daughter, waiting for my husband to return from work. It was about 6:...

My Name's Becca, and I'm an Alcoholic. My whole life had been surrounded by some sort of addiction. I was born in a family with an alcoholic/addict father. I thank god every day I have an amazing ...

Can't stop once i start . I stopped drinking because I find that once I start drinking that I cannot stop drinking . I have been trying to stay sober for the past 6 years and ...

My Life without Alcohol Sobriety is a must for me not an option. When I used to drink, I was like mad. I used to delay going to work just to have a few drinks. Then finally I ...

I've Had More Bad Experiences Than I Would Like To Admit.... I’m an ex-alcoholic. I drank to cover up my social anxiety. Everyone has their own reasons, but that was mine. It became an addiction, but I never thought ...

I reconnected with an old friend who turned out to be a chronic alcoholic We were pals in our 20s. We married other people. We lost contact about 15 years ago - life happens. We reconnected in January this year. It was like I ...

My mom thinks she's not that bad... For many years my mom was a very functional alcoholic. She always had a couple beers on the go. For my parents 25th anniversary someone even made her ...

Couldn't Face The Neighbours For Days Unknown to us, my ex-husband's cousin who came to visit was an alcoholic (a well-kept secret by his family). He was a breath of fresh air to have around....

My story Well I started drinking when I was about 14. The first time I started I did not like it, I got sick and threw up. But gradually I started to do it on ...

My dads that guy! Where do I start? Both my parents are alcoholics, both remarried to alcoholics and I have two brothers who are also alcoholics, one older one younger and ...

It Could Have Been Worse I remember growing up and having to go to a babysitter's house after school. I was there usually for 3 or 4 hours every day during the work week.

I ...