I started drinking when I was 14

I started drinking when I was 14

“I have been sober 9 years, 4 months and 11 days. I started drinking when I was 14. I am 53 now. I finally quit when I got tired of feeling like my life didn’t mean anything to anyone, including me. I was suicidal and homicidal. I started drinking when I...
I just moved back home from Massachusetts

I just moved back home from Massachusetts

“I am delivering flowers for someone’s birthday and I get to make them happy. I just moved back home from Massachusetts. I was there for two months. I learned to be more happy about myself there. I also learned I can’t handle the cold. I had to put on four...
The first time I was on a ship I got seasick

The first time I was on a ship I got seasick

I have been in the Navy for just over a year. Ship life is a big transition. The first time I was on a ship I got seasick. Everything is smaller and shorter and you can’t go anywhere else. You are locked into a community with the same faces and you have to make...