My name is Josh Miller and I'm 27 years of age. I live in a little city on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm a regular guy with a mortgage, taxes, dogs and cats. I share all of it with my girlfriend for over 5 years. I'm very into music and movies and of course, video games. I like to once in a while pick up my guitar and rip out some covers or work on some of my own music. I'm really into football and watch it any chance I get. I'm also struggling with alcoholism. I see a therapist and a psychiatrist for my problem and with their support and the support of my girlfriend, I'm nearly two years sober. I was turned on to Tools for Life by hearing about it on the Jason Ellis show. Thanks Young Wing.

I was born and raised in Northern Virginia at the mouth of the Shenendoah Valley. I grew up with many issues in my life like suffering the torment that comes with having a barrelled chest. I had trouble in school with being color blind. And as I reached my teenage years, I developed the disease known as Cluster Headaches. Another thing I grew up with was an alcoholic father. Alcoholism runs rampid in my family and I was never happy to be around it as a kid. Though I was never abused, I spent a lot of my preteen years in fear of my dad. As I got older I ran into peer pressure. I never thought I would want to drink seeing what it would do to my dad and what it did to my family but it was hard fighting those that would push it on me. Before I knew it I was hooked and I was reaching all time lows in my life. More than once I would encounter fights, run ins with the law, and pissing and shitting myself. I quickly developed the reputation of alcoholic. I couldn't have a good time without it and when sharing a drink with my old man brought us closer together, I never wanted to let go. From the ages between 17 and 25 I felt the effects of alcohol. Toward the end of my term with drinking, I attempted to quit many times. I could never have just one and with one came two, three, four and so on. With beer would always come liquor and then I would lose control. It wouldn't hit me that maybe I had a problem until October 27th, 2007. After many beers and Jack and Cokes I attempted to kiss my girlfriend's best friend. It wasn't an easy decision but I'm on my way to 2 years of being sober.

Not sure right now. I plan to stay sober, reach employment goals and to start a family.