Ann’s story starts with her first drink of Jack Daniels from her mother when she was only 4 years old to help her get over the common cold. That rush she got from the Jack Daniels took away her feelings of discomfort which carried into her adult life and coping mechanisms. Listen to her share her story of recovery from alcoholism which has led today to her writing a book and becoming a drug and alcohol counselor. (more…)
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Tags: alcohol and drug counseling, am i an alcoholic, ann bruno, functioning alcoholic, Help Stop Drinking, how to quit drinking, jack daniels, Quitting Alcohol
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Tags: 55 concepts, am i an alcoholic, Annmarie Serratore, functioning alcoholic, Help Stop Drinking, how to quit drinking, Quitting Alcohol
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Listen as Annmarie shares her story of recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs and her struggle with bulimia. Her journey began when she was adopted as an infant and continued until she had a spiritual awakening where she realized she had to do something different and went to her mother for help. Her mother, being a recovered alcoholic as well, immediately put her in rehab which started her down the journey of recovery leading (more…)
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Tags: am i an alcoholic, functioning alcoholic, Help Stop Drinking, high bottom drunk, high functioning drunk, how to quit drinking, Jeff Taylor, Jeffrey Taylor, Quitting Alcohol
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Listen to Jeff share his story of his alcohol-consumed life and how it destroyed his marriage, business and financial security, leaving him broken hearted and clinging onto what little he had left. It wasn’t until he was found by police, lying in a New York City gutter at 2:00 a.m., that Jeff realized that he may have a problem. He was an alcoholic. In Jeff’s book A Gentleman Drunk he shares his first year of recovery. (more…)
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Tags: alcoholism stories, am i an alcoholic, bronx, functioning alcoholic, how to quit drinking, quiting alcohol
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Listen to Chris share her story of growing up in the Bronx and how she overcame a drinking and drug addiction that started at the early age of 9 years old and continued for 29 more years. After hiding her problem for years from her husband, family, career and friends Chris finally took an honest look at herself in the mirror and knew at that point she had to quit for good. Please be patient (more…)
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07
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2010
7 Simple Reasons You Need To Be Quitting Alcohol
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What brought you to this site and blog post? I am always interested by this question because I went through so many phases during my drinking career and quitting alcohol. Each year I would add a new YES to the common list of “Do You Have a Drinking Problem” questions. Here are some of the questions you should ask yourself. The more you answer yes to each question the more likely you should be concerned (more…)
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Tags: alcoholism, alcoholism stories, am i an alcoholic, functioning alcoholic, how to quit drinking, operation Iraqi Freedom, post traumatic stress disorder, quiting alcohol
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Listen to Terry share his story of alcoholism growing up in the poorest suburb in the United States, struggling with failed marriages, infidelity and post traumatic stress disorder. His last drink came on December 4th, 2009 and he is confident that his old life is behind him and his new, healthy life, career and renewed relationships with family and friends will ensure he never drinks again. Please be patient as this may take a few (more…)
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Tags: alcoholism stories, am i an alcoholic, functioning alcoholic, how to quit drinking, quiting alcohol, Shellee Rae
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Listen to Shellee Rae’s story of how she dissolved the pain of incest, abuse, addiction and depression to go on to live a fulfilling and meaningful life in sobriety. Her story covers painful moments, such as when she found out her father took his own life, to moments of clarity she got hitting her punching bag early on in sobriety. Shellee Rae, a holistic practitioner since 1999, shares her open loving heart with clients through (more…)
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Tags: alcoholism stories, am i an alcoholic, functioning alcoholic, how to quit drinking, quiting alcohol, susan armstrong
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Listen to Susan Armstrong’s heartbreaking, touching and inspirational story of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Susan bravely shares her story of being a member of a motorcycle gang, a victim of sexual and physical abuse and her experience being homeless to completely turn her whole life around. Today she is an internationally known speaker, author, trainer and coach. It was truly a pleasure to hear this amazing story and it is not one you want (more…)
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Listen to Jeff’s inspiring story of sobriety that has led him from a life surrounded by alcoholic family and friends to waking up one morning 2 days before his 38th birthday committed to quit drinking forever. He shares funny stories such as stealing a semi on one of his drinking binges to discussing some of the real pain many alcoholics experience when presented with legal challenges during their drinking career. Please be patient as this may take (more…)
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It is fitting that I am sharing this story first, as Mike is my sponsor and he has a truly inspiring story of sobriety. In this interview he shares two amazing stories that even with the hundreds of sobriety stories I have heard these still stand out. One is a scary story that happened in the inner cities of Chicago while he was driving a taxi and the other is his story of how his (more…)
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