Category: Sober Stories

  • I am Maggy

    I am Maggy

    At this point I’m a walking encyclopedia of recovery resources. I’ve read the LifeRing handbook and attended one of their meetings, done all the SMART Recovery worksheets and attended a number of their meetings, investigated some other groups, been a part of online communities, paid for Hip Sobriety School and I’m still working through the…

  • I am Dead

    I am Dead

    Yup……..You read that right………. You see…Once I was a man who thought he knew everything. I knew who I was, where I was going, and what I was going to do next. I sailed down the road of life with my constant companion…BOOZE….. Together we had a lot of good times and actually accomplished a…

  • I am Free !

    I am Free !

    2018 was my first full year of sobriety. Do I need perfect? What is perfect? My life is far from perfect but that’s ok. I’ve learnt to feel and not numb. I used to numb and not feel. That wasn’t perfect either. I’ve gained confidence, I know that much. I’ve chosen my battles. My response…

  • 9 Years Sparklingly Sober – Becoming Winged Victory

    9 Years Sparklingly Sober – Becoming Winged Victory

    I struggled for years with the question, “Am I an alcoholic?”. During those years, I tried and tried again to control my drinking, but would find myself reaching for the “reward” of a glass or two of wine night after night. Those two glasses led to a bottle, a bottle and a half, or more,…