RECOVERY STORIES
Recovery Testimonials, Reels & More
Welcome to Recovery Stories
We created this page to ignite hope, break stereotypes, and offer support and encouragement to others on the road to recovery.
RECOVERY LOOKS AMAZING ON YOU!
Heather's Story
I was an addict for 22 years, addicted to anything that would help me smother my emotions. Meth was always my go to though. I’ve been to prison, doctor shopped, prostituted my body to get just one more. I was my own worst enemy for a long time killing myself slowly. I am my parents only child and yet they lived in fear of me. I hurt everyone I came in contact with. Today, I’m clean! I have gotten my felonies expunged, and now I work with juveniles in juvenile drug court!
Relapse & Recovery
“There’s a couple different ways that obsession happens. Some obsessions are just unwanted, repetitive thoughts – they feel like a really intense craving. Then there’s the type that happens but doesn’t have that feeling behind it. It’s just a thought. For me, I could be driving down the road, completely sane, thinking, ‘Oh I’ll just stop for a couple beers.’ And it could end up ruining my life.” READ MORE
FIREFIGHTER/EMT
DAVE
Hey there! I'm an alcoholic. Took me a while to come to terms with that, to see I had a problem. I've been sober for over 1000 days! I used alcohol as my medicine to deal with everything I've seen as a firefighter/EMT for 20 years. My time as a correctional officer, and the pain of my failed marriages and relationships. What I thought was helping, was really hurting me physically and mentally.
When I quit, I was drinking a fifth and a pint of vodka every night. Ending up most nights crying wishing I could give it up. It was my best friend, and my worst enemy wrapped up in one.
Thank God I got cellulitis in my leg. I went to the ER for that. The admitting doctor saw the shakes, and asked how much I really drank. I told her, and she put me on withdrawal meds. An addiction counselor who himself had been sober for 15 years came and talked to me. That was my rock bottom. The push I needed to quit. I was in there for 5 days on withdrawal meds most of the time. Been sober ever since. Today, I like myself again, and that's saying a lot.
I'm sharing my recovery story because if you're trying to get sober, or thinking about it? There is hope. Reach out!
SOBER SINCE 2003
Robert Downey Jr has been sober since July 2003 thanks to the love of his wife, Susan Levin, and friends, particularly Mel Gibson. When Downey tired to return to the acting scene after getting sober, he was a veritable pariah. He was unhireable due to his high insurance premium, which Downey couldn’t afford to pay himself. He didn’t have a home, and he had no financial safety net. Mel Gibson put a roof over his head, and food on the table, and cast Downey in a role he originally intended for himself in 2003, The Singing Detective -- Gibson paid the insurance premium himself. Downey was cast in the iconic role of Ironman in 2006.
SOBER TEACHER
Hello, my name is Jessica. For years, I struggled to balance my professional life with my addiction to alcohol. To cope with the guilt, I worked diligently to be the best teacher, the best employee, and the best at everything. I spent years at happy hours counting others' drinks so I could pretend to drink like a "normal" person while aching to go home to isolate and imbibe. That painful lifestyle is behind me.
Today, I stand proud of who I am and embrace all parts of me. My recovery is no longer a secret. Instead, it is my story to share.
