Exploring Sobriety

Exploring Sobriety

Did I Waste My Entire Twenties?

Overcoming regret through sobriety.

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Benya Clark
May 26, 2026
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I was a heavy drinker throughout nearly all of my twenties. I had a brief stint of sobriety shortly after leaving college, but aside from that, I got drunk almost every single night for an entire decade. I didn’t sober up for good until just a few months before my thirtieth birthday.

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