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The social stigma of alcoholism is unfortunately still a part of a shame based cultural belief system. True recovery is full of courage, hard work and miracles - there is no shame in it. Some participating artists have chosen to remain anonymous, not because they are ashamed to be in recovery but because of the associated stigma and the real possibility of social and/or professional discrimination. Other more courageous individuals are not allowing the stigma to intimidate them into concealing their identities. They believe that by putting real names and faces to addiction, it will help to educate the public and eliminate the false stereotypes. As seen on the website Sober Artists.