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Hi, I’m Tanya, and I’m an alcoholic. I used to drink to numb everything—pain, fear, even joy. When I got sober, I was afraid of feeling anything. And then one day, I lost someone I loved. That’s when the program…

Hi, I’m Mark, and I’m an alcoholic. I didn’t want a sponsor. I didn’t want anyone telling me what to do. But I wanted to stay sober more than I wanted to stay stubborn, so I asked someone. My sponsor…

Hi, I’m Alice, and I’m an alcoholic. For years, I thought admitting powerlessness was giving up. I thought if I just tried harder, drank smarter, or controlled everything around me, I could manage it. But the truth was, alcohol had…

Hi, I’m Brian, and I’m an alcoholic. In early sobriety, “One Day at a Time” sounded like a cliché. But I’ve learned that it’s not about shrinking my ambition—it’s about saving my life. When I try to control next week,…

Hi, I’m Maria, and I’m an alcoholic. I’ll never forget my first meeting. I didn’t want to be there. I sat in the back, arms crossed, waiting to prove it wasn’t for me. But then someone said something that cut…

Hi, I’m John and I’m an alcoholic. I came back to AA after a relapse I swore would never happen. I had five years sober when I stopped doing the basics—no meetings, no sponsor, no inventory. I started managing life…