Abstract
Aim: to analyze the life experiences of former homeless alcohol users sheltered in a Confessional Institution. Method: the study is based on the clinicalqualitative method. From August 2007 to May 2008, semi-structured interviews were carried out with residents of a philanthropic organization in the state of Sao Paulo. The saturation criterion defined a sample of eight participants. Results: three categories were composed through the content analysis technique: You get embarrassed: expresses tendency to isolation or forming groups; I became a beggar: shows the breakdown of social life and loss of identity; The past will not return: demonstrates an attempt to get rid of their self-image, social denial and identification with the new roles. Conclusion: to survive, the former homeless person denies central elements of their identity and experiences the reconstruction of a new identity. In order to return to the former home/society, it is necessary to recompose the lost identity
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