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I Lost My Father on 9/11. Then I Lost Myself to Addiction.
At nine he zoomed into 9/11 footage hunting his father’s face. At nineteen, half a pill in a dorm room shut the searching off. Matt Bocchi on what came next.
I Thought Getting Sober Was the Hard Part… Then Life Tested Me in Every Possible Way
She flew out for Coachella at 23 and never once left the house. Nine months sober, her father died. What held when grief and a loss in her body came next.
From Heroin Addiction to Building The Maze: Justin Gurland’s Journey to Recovery and Connection
Pulled from class at fifteen, he blamed allergies and the school never asked for the test result. Years later he led his sisters in to see it all. Sober at 25.
He Lost Two Brothers. The People Who Believed in Him Changed Everything
Caught at thirteen with a gallon of whiskey, he was told his father had been through enough. Then a teacher let him keep telling jokes in class, and it held.
From Heroin Addiction to Helping Others Heal: Eric Rodriguez's Recovery Journey
At 4am his father asked what was going on and he broke down. Later his family put a camera in their own house and called the police on him. He calls it a gift.
She Lost Her Son to Addiction. Then Had to Learn How to Live Again.
Home from a meeting with 14 years behind her, she found her teenage son and her boyfriend drinking. They offered her one. She took it, and it cost her years.
The Day Everything Changed: Mike’s Story of Addiction, Loss, and the Long Road Back
At 12 he opened a bottle in a school bathroom. The 1984 accident sent his drinking off the chart; a failed work test and one cold-sweat call ended it in 1991.
Turning Grief Into a Beautiful Legacy | Jesse M.
She sang half-finished songs into her phone at her lowest, then cut them in a studio sober. A promise she made her grandfather before he died is why she stayed.
What's the Link Between Diabetes and Drug Addiction? | Mark M.
At 13 he started hiding how he managed his diabetes. Mark M. on the years of secrecy, cocaine and whiskey that followed, and what finally broke it open.
How Does a "White Picket Fence" Childhood Lead to Heroin? | Louis E. - Part 1
Fifth-grade DARE told him one beer would wreck his life overnight. When it did not, Louis E. stopped believing any of it, and by 23 he was in a squad car.
How Do You Quiet the Voices of Insecurity? | Adam R.
He woke strapped to a hospital gurney, walked home and poured another. What finally reached Adam R. was his father driving four hours to knock on his door.
Chaotic Homeless Redemption Journey: Story of Addiction and Recovery | Peter
An elevator door crushed his hand and he went back inside twice to use before he let the ambulance take him. Peter E. on six months sleeping on the 4 train.
Addiction is a Disease, Not a Disgrace | Sherri & Marguerite
Sherri’s neighbors watched police take her off her own front lawn. Marguerite went thirty years dry, then one glass of wine undid it. They met in rehab.
Why Sober Life Takes Effort | Matt W.
His last drink came after a school play where nobody said his name. He woke in a county jail and said out loud, for the first time, that he was an alcoholic.
How to Rebuild Life After Addiction & Trauma | Harold J.
A counselor read the three goals he wrote on intake, learn Spanish, type and juggle, and told him his odds were zero. Decades on, he has done all three.
How to Take Responsibility of Your Addiction | Tamara E.
In detox she wrote herself a note saying she could not do this and it would kill her. She found it years later, unpacking boxes in the house she had bought.
Creating A Sober Life from Shame | Taylor B.
He once passed out drunk on an Instagram Live that ran for hours. The evening he finally asked for help, his father went with him to his first meeting.
Understanding GRIEF STIGMA and How to DEAL with it
The famous five stages were drawn from people dying of terminal illness, not from the bereaved. A therapist on why some families get far less support.
Coping With Losing A Child To Addiction
A coach gave them three questions to ask when their son called from the street, then told them to hang up. What it taught them about responding, not reacting.
Maintaining MOTHERHOOD While Fighting ADDICTION
She spent the roof insurance money on cocaine and put a Tupperware tub under the leak. When she told her fifteen-year-old, the girl said she already knew.