I have a little over a year sober. Here’s what I’ve gained… A promotion and raise; My relationship with my husband has never been stronger; I haven’t embarrassed myself and forgot what happened. Now, things I’ve lost… a whopping 50 lbs! Seriously, there is never a bad day to quit drinking. Good luck to everyone!
@@zombiesbride me personally could have gone for 14standard - 60standard a week. Possibly more. Try to show him some sober videos and explain how bad it makes you feel. It took me years to realise the destruction I was causing around me.
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Germany don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
I would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction? Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)
I applaud you; I'm currently fighting years long dependency on this poison. And the withdrawals convince me that I'm going to die.... I'm going to respond to this if I beat this disease.
@@greglinski2208 if you put your mind to it, you can unstuck. Before I went to rehab,I thought I was stuck too. Then I made the first step and almost 27 years later I am still unstuck. I learned about denial which almost kept me from getting help. Good luck and best regards. Please let me know how things are going for you. Maybe I can help you get started.
Worst 3 weeks of my life... Uncontrolled shaking, dry heaving, hallucinating both visually & audibly. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemies. God bless anyone going through it, just remember there is light at the end of the tunnel...
Carlos Trevino I first started drinking liquor, I would go through a bottle of vodka a night then I switched from that to beer & I would drink a 16 oz six pack almost every night of the week on a empty stomach sometimes more but that was my average. I drank like that consistently for years & it caught up.
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The hardest part of being sober is letting your friends and family down to the point where you no longer have their support and you have to go at it on your own
I feel you man it’s dark that’s for sure but keep going stay sober. there’s a price for thing you do and that’s the price of drinking to much all the time . The hardest part is feeling depressed after that and then go have drink to ease the pain that’s the hard part if you can get through it then i am sure people will start to see you have changed and then maybe they will give you support which is no longer needed because you will feel better about self. stay strong 🙏
I find it easier to stay sober without other ppls input or advice. Some old friends and family won't be able to accept the version you become when you've been sober a while, they will still have that image of who u were with alcohol. This is why I say it's easier to do it alone, alot of ppl prefer you to be in the *lost cause* basket and they've dusted their hands off, some will see your progress, be resentful they couldn't do it themselves and and try sabotage your journey. Stay strong. Alcohol killed my dad 5 years ago the day after his 62nd birthday, he not only had liver Chrroissis but he devolped Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and it was absolutely terrifying to witness. I have severe PTSD, alcohol problems myself and mental illness processing rapidly after dealing with his slow death on my own at only 26, no support for 3 years while he sloely deteriorated because family washed their hands from him, hospital was over hid admission so everyone chucked him in the lost cause basket. But they were there when he died... they were there to get whatever they could from his home. They were there *WHEN IT DID NOT MATTER* thing is my dad raised me on my own, he was the strongest person I knew and I still have nightmares at the image of him dying.
I stopped for 3 days but I just gave in on just a beer today.. I didn’t have the motivation to do anything and I didn’t want to be around or communicate with anybody.. sleepless nights, the shakes, sweating, anxiety.. this is the worst ever but I’m not going to give up.. Every since I’ve been unemployed I have been drinking very very heavily.. good luck to everyone may god bless you all
@@sashaburton9042 When your body and brain are heavily dependent on alcohol and you abruptly quit, the repercussions can be fatal. I know...I'm an alcoholic and have had grand mal seizures, also visual abd auditory hallucinations from suddenly quitting. Aside from benzodiazepines, alcohol cessation, unsupervised and one being medically detoxed, can kill you. Please don't do anyone a disservice that is suffering right now offering your opinion, if you don't know what you're talking about. More compassion, less condemnation.
I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I GAVE UP ALCOHOL AND I HAVE NOT HAD ONE DROP FOR A FEW YEARS AND IM STILL HERE OK THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR HELPING ME ESPECIALLY WITH THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!
I've been an alcoholic since I was 15. I'm 27 now. I started drinking a year after my mom passed . I've been to 7 rehabs and have went back to drinking everytime just to escape my darkness. For the first time I can say I've been sober except bud for 8 months. Feels good to feel good
I will never allow that "bottle" neuss around my neck again. Been two weeks sober and I love my old life again. No more hiding empty bottles from my spouse, no more chugging down vodka, because I had limited time to hide it from someone, no more secret trips to the liquor store, adding it to my Gatorade at lunchtime, or to my coffee sometimes in the morning, and my list can go on and on..... no more memory tricks the next day either!! Waking up in the morning and feeling like you were run over by a truck. This is not only mentally but physiologically great being sober all the time. I would never return to those dark days. They weren't dark at first, until I "crossed" that line.. Any alcoholic knows when the line is crossed. Takes time to realize it though.. When you start becoming "pre occupied" with it. it's time to make that change. I went to a baseball game last year, and made sure I took a bunch of mini nips with me, so I could drink them in the bathroom. I stuffed them in my socks, so my friend wouldn't see them. I had to get my buzz on, no matter what it took. I was really, really bad.... Well, enough of me now.. Best of luck to anyone who is struggling with this. Wasn't a struggle at first, but it crept up on me.. We CAN do this, quitting was the best decision ever!!! A sober life, "Is life"... 😊
Yes! Congratulations! I feel ya on the stuffing mini bottles for baseball games. It's sad but I've been there... my trick was just getting a Togo coffee cup from wherever near the ball game, or perier sparkling water and pouring the whiskey right into the bottle of sparkling water. Any way just super related to your comment. Hope everything is going great for you and your family!
Completely relatable, especially the pouring it into a Gatorade. Basically any sports drink I'll do that to be low key, constantly tossing bottles everywhere so no one would know, having empty cans everywhere in the back of the car, sneaking drinks anywhere and everywhere possible. I'm just getting on the road to dropping the habit but I've barely gotten any sleep the last few days with tremors/shakes that go up to my head/brain plus the chest discomfort and heart palpitations. It's gotten me very desperate for sleep and also quite scared...
Thanks for sharing your story. I'm in the same predicament and it's becoming so embarrassing, so I spiral to suppress my overwhelming guilt. I hope I can kick the habit and fix my brain.
This is what they should be teaching in school. You made it so easy to understand, thank you. More health teachers should be teaching this to make it easier. Thank again!
My other half is 24 hours into withdrawals and being hospitalized due to heart problems. But I have to say…This really helped me to understand what his body and brain are going through. I’ve personally been 10yrs sober and I can’t wait until he is out of the woods and we can start fresh.
My sister passed away from alcoholic ketoacidosis, (drank,didn't eat) died at 37...Simple IV would've saved her.Other friend died at 47 from cirrhosis, man alcohol is dangerous and legal.
A close relative made the choice to stop 2 days ago. Today the shakes are horrible she said. She said she is considering de-tox. She just moved into a new apt. I don't even have the new address. We were talking on the phone while ago like 30 min ago & not sure how we got disconnected. Perhaps it was my fault. No answer now. I came to learn the possibilities. She normally goes to bed early cos work starts at 5am. I am praying that hee phone died & she just decided to go to bed. She didn't get much rest last night.
@@leeannmettlach2412 She is at very high risk right now,Quiting cold turkey is deadly if she has the shakes,reminds me of how my sister held her glass of vodka and she would shake as she drank the poison.Its safer if she drinks and slowly tapers off.There have been people who died after being in rehab cold turkey after 30days.Alcohol is dangerous.Keep calling your friend daily, I didn't call my sister and I deeply regret it.Found my sister after a few days also.
@@scottrobinson2286 Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate your reply. I'm so sorry about your sister. She texted this AM. Her phone had died last night. You can imagine my relief. She did tell me she had been drinking a fifth of vodka a day for quite some time. The 1st day of quitting - she drank 3 shots & a beer. Yest she had 2 shots. I applauded for the effort & encouraged her to be glad because that was so much better by comparison, ya know? I appreciated her honesty. I came looking to try & understand what she must be going through physically. After what I learned from the video, I had my own thoughts along the same lines as your suggestion about doing it gradually instead of cold turkey. I cannot thank you enough for reaching out to me.
@@scottrobinson2286 I'm currently trying to slowly taper off but it's incredibly difficult, I have shakes and tremors that won't let me sleep for more than an hour and I need a drink. My appetite is also low and it's difficult to basically "force feed" myself because I start gagging after a few bites. Acid Reflux sucks and I have chest tightness, increasing blood pressure, and occasional heart palpitations. I've had multiple visits to the cardiologist and fortunately no damage yet but I'm on a very dangerous cliff.
Almost 2 and a half years sober. Best decision I've made. I remember the last time, and it was the worst come down I've ever had, literally thought I was going to die, and I was in a detox facility.
I would binge drink for days until something got in my way. The last time I did this I feel like I def experienced withdrawal symptoms including my hands shaking and dry heaving and couldn't even keep water down even though I felt extremely thirsty. This experience is awful and I sympathize with anyone who's gone through this. They say detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous if not done correctly. This was very informative. Thank you!
Not just dangerous. If someone is chemically dependent on alcohol, abrupt discontinuation of drinking can be fatal. The downregulation of GABA receptors over time and the upregulation of NMDA glutamate receptors that happens over time with alcohol dependence creates a dangerous situation. Not having enough GABA receptors causes overactivity in the CNS and can also cause massive seizures that can be fatal. It is true that there have been some promising studies related to specific psychedelic drugs like psilocybin being effective in diminishing alcohol cravings, but for long term alcoholics, detox should happen in a supervised setting like a hospital or rehab facility with an on site Dr. and nurses. I certainly wouldn't recommend taking shrooms during the acute withdrawal phase, but the Post-acute withdrawal symptoms seem to be helped greatly by psilocybin, with reduced or even eliminated cravings being the most widely reported benefit reported by study participants.
Alcohol withdrawal is so dangerous,that chronic alcholics in rehab have died a month later after being clean.Buzz from alcohol is from your body being poisoned.Crazy and legal,kills people every.....single...day...
@@jacksonislegend Good point,my sister passed at 37 from alcholic ketoacidosis. Simple iv of Thiamine would've saved her,she didn't want to go to hospital,call anyone.Alcohol had complete control.
37 years old. When I was 35 I had a brain aneurysm which I'm convinced is a result of my alcohol drinking, and cigarette smoking. Thankfully I'm still alive and doing very well considering, I still just want to drink so much and enjoy the high of it despite it's constant negative impacts. It's so horrible the next day, but while I'm drinking at night I feel so nice and am feeling comfortable socially. I'm in the throws of drinking too much currently. 😟 I need help which is why I watched this video. And thanks.
If anxiety is one of the big reasons you drink like I did, do some deep breathing and try meditating. You realize how getting the most amount of oxygen to your lungs as possible is a better feeling that will make you feel high without anything except air. Watch this video when ever you feel tempted. I swear visually seeing what happens to your body on alcohol and being aware of how it effects every part of you is a good reminder to not touch it. ****Warning: video has real cadavers in it. ua-cam.com/video/6q1RH8A3O3c/v-deo.html
I’m 32 currently going through a divorce likely due to my incessant drinking I’m intoxicated right now safe at home however my wanting to quit while actively doing it kinda tells me it’s long past due. Currently I’m planning on going to some local free AA meetings and have an appointment to see a counselor later this month. Sometimes I think many people have been depressed for way too long and don’t think they have a problem and drink thinking hey I still have a job money and a nice car. Until the drinking gets so bad you lose it all. I hope you get the care you need brother just as I’m trying to do for myself just know your gunna have good days and your gunna have bad days but the better you do about staying away from the alcohol the better it’s baby steps and make sure to reach out to programs counselors good friends who are sober or may have dealt with addiction in their past and have recovered who ever you got there’s many good videos on UA-cam and other media platforms that help cuz you not alone brother
I got a fright reading this, I'm 39 and a binge drinker - I can go a week or 2 without a drink but when I give in I go all out on one night and get absolutely legless and blackout! I'm an alcoholic and I'm afraid I am going to die from binge drinking l, even tho I don't drink everyday I'm at high risk of a heart attack or just fallin into a coma from binging - I went sober for 1 months th back in march and I had the best time going to the gym an swimming l, just being healthy at the weekends for that month gave me a sense of purpose and loved not being hungover on a sat or sun. I'm going to do that month again and feel like I can do longer 🙏 I pray for people with alcohol addiction its like its normalised in our society today and its taking over younger generations today also, it's a scary thing and I pray for everyone trying to recover here x
I'm 22 and I feel that if continue binging this much I will have a liver problem or something like that. I drink a lot of wine, it's so hard to stop specially when you're depressed like I am. I use it to escape reality. I drink once every week, I start as early as possible. To enjoy the whole day. Then the next day is miserable, I'm so used to hangovers. I like the suffering. I need help! 😢
Im 30. Haven’t drank alcohol pretty much my entire adult life because watching my mother be such a severe alcoholic has turned me off completely to even wanting to enjoy a drink at a nice restarting on the rare occasion I get to go to one. I watch these videos to better understand what she’s done to her body and it helps me to heal my own traumas her addiction has cause us both. Thank you.
Have you ever tried attending al-anon? It can be hit or miss and truly depends on the group, but I guarantee there are al-anon meetings in your city because they're everywhere. You can meet other individuals who identify with and know the struggle that is having a loved one living with alcoholism. A lot of people in your situation really get a lot out of it, especially a sense of community that understands what you're going through.
My Mom and her sisters grew up with a violent alcoholic father, she has told me some stories.. not good ones either.. Mom hates the thought of drinking, she said, I saw enough of it growing up, they are all scarred from it..
I used to tell myself drinking, was a cool way to let loose. But after I kept using that excuse to get drunk, I noticed I'm not myself. I'm more likely to be violent. I needed to quit. I and couldn't be more happier to be off of the booze. Thanks for reading.
24 years old. Been drinking for years. Heavily on and off. Somedays i wake up with the shakes or i get them randomly through out the day. People also question if i tan or if im sunburnt, even durning the winter but its from alchohol abuse. Just really worried for my health but its so hard. Wish everyone the best on their journey to figure this out and get it resolved🙏😞
Dylan Kyle I was the same way... Just don’t let it ruin you man bc it almost did me... I was 35 & I almost lost my family over it man. Then the withdraw was hell... Not trying to preach to you man but I don’t know how I got through that withdraw it was straight torture.
Carolyn V I would say that it might make you stay out in the sun longer if you are socially drinking. I don’t know if it causes it regardless of time spent out in the sun but I’ve known alcoholics that developed this condition where their nose flares up & turns a reddish / purplish color.
I’ve always been a frequent drinker, I used to be bad but then slowed down. Then I met the most amazing person and she was starting to change my life. I fell in love, then I realized she had an alcohol addiction. Still I wouldn’t drink around her. Sadly she passed away from liver complications may of last year. So I turned to drinking, now my body is so dependent but idk how to stop. I just think of her all day long and alcohol is my only escape
Im an RN and just had my first pt w/ severe DT's and withdrawals. I learned a lot from this video and now understand what my poor pt was going thru. TY so much for this valuable information. The truly will help me become a better nurse and better treat my pt's in the future!!
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2 weeks without alcohol and last night i drink 2 cans of beer with my friends....just chilling.Woke up this morning everything just fine.... now i know how to control my alcohol addiction..... gonna grab it once a month or maybe 2 months or maybe 5 months or quit forever...
I have been an alcoholic for 15 years and everyday is a battle to not drink. Thanks for this video at least I can understand what’s happening to the brain and body
@@kaiberry5502 No quitting alcohol is harder than I ever realised. I’ve got the big book 4th addition now to start reading so hopefully this will make a difference with CAUK. I’ve cut down massively though.
@@stevegodfreydrummer1878 Hope you're doing good. I'm not sure if these are available in your state, but what helped me was using cbd and delta 8 to help with the insomnia and my appetite. If your job drugs tests regularly tho then there's also Naltrexone which I got prescribed from my doctor. Good luck man.
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@@stevegodfreydrummer1878 i tried to quit multiple times. Never worked Just came to the conclusion to try nd drink responsibility. I dont drink everyday but when i do, I'll just overdrink like crazy nd black myself out
Decided to stop 5 weeks ago now as I knew it had become a problem. It’s Getting easier during the day but every night at the same time the cravings are still there...advice anyone? Edit: 15 weeks without a drop and still sober. Edit: 12/04/21. Started drinking again. Tasted wonderful but all that hard work....why did I do it because now I feel shit?
If you're not a day-drinker and it doesn't harm those around you, my friend don't torture yourself over nothing carry on and have your usual after work.
@@ferark ua-cam.com/channels/cL7-yCwjGYPw3aXNqUr6sw.html i hope we all get better check my vid out on my addiction let me know what you think 1 week sober
Im 3 years no booze. Every single person reading this can do it. You’re mind will always trick you into thinking you need a drink. You don’t. It’s a lonely journey but you don’t need to go it alone. Keep on fighting!!
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My Mum just admitted herself to hospital a couple of days ago in an effort to detox from alcohol and hopefully begin the process of giving up drinking. this was really informative and many things make a lot more sense to me now, particularly about why she is being given Diazepam. My Mum believes that she needs to drink in order to combat her anxiety, whereas I've always suspected that it was the alcohol causing the anxiety.
Exactly. That's a spiral I got into. After many years of consistent heavy drinking I developed an anxiety problem. I would then use alcohol to cope with the anxiety alcohol caused.
@BlkwtrPrk I hope you were able to break out of that cycle, or will do if you are still working through it. My Mum lasted about 3 months before relapsing and now seems to be making up for the time she wasn't drinking sadly 😔
I'm having alcohol withdrawal the symptoms not good I want to quit asap I don't drink on Saturday and Sunday I only drink on Friday so my social worker told me this why all this time I'm having these symptoms
I have 6 years clean & sober this month and now work as a nurse in substance use disorder treatment. Getting ready to teach a class to clients about the mechanism of alcohol tolerance and withdrawal and your drawing on the board helped me greatly. Thanks for the excellent explanation!
I'm nearly 19 years sober and clean. I guarantee it will only get better, especially if you eat healthy and get into some physical fitness that you enjoy. It's a very lonely road from a socializing standpoint, but abstinence is the only road for an alcoholic. Remember, no day is wasted if it's a sober day. No life is wasted if it's a sober life.
If you are in the trenches and cannot quit, read this… In 2020 my career was cut short, and the world lost its mind. I had always just had a few drinks here and there… Mostly beer. I became stressed and anxious because of my life situation. I started to notice that the more I drank the easier it was to fall asleep at night and turn my brain off. Little did I know that I was not reaching REM cycle and the sleep was abysmal. I began feeding my habit more and more until I was hiding vodka from my wife and children. As Jordan Peterson perfectly puts it: “ alcohol doesn’t make you forget… It just makes you not care.” And: “abusing alcohol, will always turn you into a liar.” I started making terrible choices on social media in my personal life while I was under the influence, and my family had no clue. I was now making terrible personal choices… And self-medicating even more by drinking every single night. I drank heavily on and off for the last three years. I completely lost my job as a professional drummer and completely ruined my marriage as a result. And last fall, my wife even had to take me to the emergency room for alcohol withdrawals, and that was the first time she found out. I I had to be put on benzodiazepines to help me wade through the worst symptoms in the beginning, and to help me mitigate things like seizures and delirium tremens. I’m absolutely appalled and embarrassed that I let things get so bad… That man doesn’t even seem like the same person anymore. One of the biggest influences in my decision to change was Andrew Huberman’s three hour podcast on how alcohol affects the body… It’s absolutely mind blowing. When I first quit cold turkey, I felt so anxious, and so terrified… It was the worst feeling in the world. If you are a heavy, heavy drinker, alcohol is one of the few substances that can actually risk death if you go cold turkey without it. That should tell you everything you need to know. I fell hard, and I knew the rules of the game… I played and I lost and the consequences are still haunting me to this day. Despite how dark things got, and how awful the withdraws were… I am a testament to the fact that there is a better life ahead of you. We drink alcohol because we think we are free to make whatever choices we want. But when we drink, we are creating our own slave master. I have tears in my eyes writing this silly UA-cam comment from my iPhone, because there is an intrinsic beauty about life that cannot be appreciated under the influence. And for those of you that are struggling to go a single day or even one hour without a drink… I hear you and I see you. In 2020 they quarantined and closed the gyms but they kept liquor stores open and alcohol got even cheaper. The most free way to live is without alcohol as a master. This is coming from someone who was terrified he would never actually achieve sobriety… I’ve now been sober for five months. I’m now a volunteer fire fighter and hoping to get hired on by a fire station soon. And I am cognizant and awake to enjoy every minute of baseball with my son, video game, that I love, and book that I read. I’m still not sure about my marriage, but for the first time, I’m confident that I can bear the weight of whatever is coming confidently, awake and aware. If I can do it at 39, anyone can. Life is too short to live in the fog. I was in the fog for 3 years straight. This is me leveling with you as an equal. You’ve got this. For anyone wondering how I mitigated some of the more severe withdrawal symptoms. Here are some suggestions: EXERCISE (seriously) Vitamin B complex daily Fish oil daily (omega 3) Vitamin C daily Balance your food and diet Take magnesium before bed (try the calm supplement) Drink a fuck ton of water Replace the urge with something else (new skills, reading, exercising, learning - I became a badass chef) You are loved. Now go tackle that beast head on 💪💪💪💪💪💪
I love this!!! I can so relate to this, many of us can! I’m only at day 7 but I am ready to restore my relationship with my husband and be a more active mom….not just a perfect social media mom! I drank wine every night and health problems scared me because who can take care of my children better than me! Currently trying every health regime to fix the damage! I was a slave to so much wine, but not anymore!!!
Thank you so much, but I think you should have expanded upon the dangers of quitting alcohol cold turkey if one is an alcoholic. There are so many dangers that most people aren’t aware of, in terms of neurological and physiological consequences when stopping alcohol consumption abruptly without medical supervision.
Very true my sister passed away at 37,tried to quit cold turkey being a chronic alcholic, got sick for a few days from Quiting, had a heart attack and died on her couch found her a few days later,if a alcholic has the shakes then the alcohol has control of there entire system at that point.
Again! You are my savior! Only you can help me to understand the root of the problem! I wish you can make more videos about psychosis, anxiety, mood disorder, drug addiction, whatever!!! Thank you so much Dr. I am respectfully to you!
I wish all of you that are enduring alcohol withdrawal and or DTs all of my prayers and love to you. I am a recovering addict, alcohol was never my thing. Don't get me wrong, I'm a hit or drink away from relapse should I ever give in to the disease. Back to my reason for leaving this post. I had a friend that came back from Vietnam a heroine addict, plus he was a heavy drinker. I saw him twice going through heroine withdrawal. Nothing nice. While in college our instructor told us a heroine addict wants to die from withdrawal, a severe alcoholic runs a severe risk of actually dying from the withdrawals. My heart goes out to each and every one of you. Remember: One Day at a time.
I have been 3 years sober from major alcohol addiction and this is one of the best, if not the best, video that I have seen that explains what is going on. I now work as a Peer Support in a hospital and I am going to save this one to show my clients. Thanks!
Hi I have a question as I'm only 1 month and 6 days sober.....does it get better? Will my brain open up more? Will I be more outgoing? Will I get my happy fun personality back??? Am I gonna be shy and have no confidence at all or will I?
@@isacmelendez990 hey Isac. Yes you will get it back. I don’t know your story and it may be a long road. It’s taken me a long time. I really didn’t believe that I would get it back. I thought I would be going thru the motions forever. But now I’m enjoying the sun rising and the birds singing. Without just being like fuck everything. It takes time but it will get better. Having a community of people dedicated to your success is helpful. I am a peer support so anything I can do to help or encourage you I will try.
@@isacmelendez990 Hi Isac, I'm sorry, I don't usually comment on videos so I hadn't seen that you replied. And this is a question that is not easily answered. In general, yes you will start feeling better, your brain will come back "on line" you will start to be able to remember things and have a better concentration level. But, for me, just absence of the drug was not the only thing that I needed. To get my brain working again I have done some weird and some normal things. Like meditate, sit in silence and not feel negative emotions towards myself, read an actual physical book, I started learning a Spanish, and (this is kinda weird) but I started learning to write with my non-dominant hand. These types of things help build new pathways in our minds and like jump-start it. I had to engage in positive activities. And they are mind numbing at first. Going to a high school volleyball game and not drinking was absolute hell at the beginning. Really being around anyone that did not understand what I was going thru was hell at the beginning. Outpatient therapy helped. Honestly, mostly, because I knew that I couldn't drink or I would get kicked out of the program. I had to live in a recovery house with 6 other women. And I hated it, but it was the only way that I could stop the behavior. Another really helpful thing is to when you have a bad thought about yourself, stop immediately and focus on something positive. This thing of creating new neural pathways cant be understated in my opinion. One way that I think of it is so I have a certain way that I always used to drive home from work. And one day I had google maps on and it told me to go another way because it was faster. I had been driving this other way for years. And so now I intellectually knew the other way was better, but at first I would just forget to use it. Then when I remembered to use it, my brain had this like negative reaction, although I knew it was better logically. Finally, it got to be to where this new route was second nature but I'm talking like 6 months before this happened. And now I do not think of going that route at all. This is what we have to do with our brains. Just stopping to drink is not enough. You have to do something else. Another thing that has been helping me recently is looking at why I drank, what caused my emotions to be so messed up. You know "normal" or "average" people treat it like a moral failing. But that is not it. I have been researching ACE's (adverse childhood experiences) and understanding that I had 8 of 10. So I experienced a lot of trauma and I could finally forgive myself for not being the person that I had always wished that I was or the person that I had tried so hard to look like I was. Forgiving yourself may be one of the biggest things that gets talked about so little. But it is like how can people expect a house to stand in a storm when it never had a foundation to begin with. Yes, it took me a long while to smile again. To feel comfortable in my own skin. And it is important to remember that your recovery journey is your own. You can seek guidance, but that does not mean that another person's way is right. Another thing that has helped me are anti-depressants (because you have messed up your brain's pleasure response so nothing feels good. We programed our brains to get the "feel good" chemicals from outside of our bodies so it no longer produces them), medicines to replace gaba, anti anxiety meds, and for a while I took a medicine that is called Vivitrol which doesn't help with the bad feelings, but it does help with cravings. I didn't want to mention any medicines by name because I am not a doctor or a pharma rep, but this one is very safe, non addictive, and being used for a wide variety of addictive substances. Having as many different things to help your recovery will help you to have a good outcome. Like make a team of people that help you. It appears that I am out of space but if you have any specific questions you can email me @ sunshine11404@gmail and I will try to help. Best, Heather
@@damien1781 Hi Damien, sorry I don't check my messages much. I would be careful. It is much easier to detox at a hospital with medications that will help prevent complications. I hated the idea of being stigmatized as an alcoholic in the beginning. I was drinking about 3 pints of heavy liquor per day. The first place I went to for help wanted me to go to a detox facility and I refused for about 6 months and things just got worse. I'm not a medical professional, just a person with experience with addiction and as a peer support in a hospital helping people with addiction. My honest advice is to talk to a doctor about what is going on. I know it is scary but doing this alone is hard if not impossible. Many factors would go into whether or not you have a seizure, like age, health, amount and time of drinking. But even if you don't have a seizure you should not try to do this alone.
I need to stop drinking definitely. Four solid days of hard drinking, I genuinely disgusted at myself. 18 cans, bottle of whiskey, two bottles of wine, and yagear as well. My head is down now. I thinking I need to stop all together so today is the day to quit.
@@jkweili I don't drink alot but when I do I binge very very bad. In four days of isolation I've drunk 18 cans, two bottles of wine, one bottle of whiskey and jager its crazy. I've stopped now ,my mind and body was ruined for days and days and even got shakes, sweats, anxiety etc.. I'm done with it, not touched anything for a week today.
@@saulgonzalez2122 I'm playing videogames to keep distracted and not trying to hard to have anxiety. I'm hanging on and the panic attacks honestly does fade.
Chris Stokes I am so glad to hear that.. I have tried stopping for about a year the farthest I get is a month then I feel better and be BORED out my mind , I lie and tell myself I’m just gonna have one drink and two fifths later I’m back drinking again.. today is day 1 of the 50th time I have tried to stop ugh
Alcohol dependence is not a subject for fun. I really hope that you or anybody whom you care about do not have to endure it. Seriously. I would not wish it on anyone. All the best 🙂
@@greglinski2208 I don't want to hear this I just want to get rid of my alcoholic father in my life I don't care about him because he doesn't care about me
@@dearoo4814 alcoholics put drinking before anything else because they are ill. You obviously know nothing about it. It’s an illness. They don’t do it for fun
I am actually going through this . I drink because I have an anxiety and became dependant on alchohol since the age of 17 and I am now 28 . So 11 years of drinking. Thank god I have the support of my family and I have been sober for 7 days going at it alone until I broke down to my mom earlier today because I couldnt take the shakiness and anxiety . I finally opened up to her and I hope that I can continue on to be sober . I went cold turkey (from drinking everyday)and I think thats why its hitting me so hard . I hope the people who are going through this heal aswell. Much love.
@@mitchellborgen9 hey try to get some support it really helps and or try to go to a doctor atleast for a consultation and explain to them the problem and they will help aswell . Theres alot of AA meetings online aswell that I just found out about and I hope things go well for you . Its a good feeling and sense of accomplishment once you stop and I wont say that the anxiety would go away right after because mine hasnt . But it has gotten better . I wish you nothing but the best of luck and hope you can het through this .
I went from drinking every once in a blue moon to weekend drinking to every day… I have been feeling crazy in my mind such as having anxiety at work or out in public , shakes and depression . I cannot wait to stop drinking because it has caused relationship problems, problems at my work and just mentally destroying me. Does anyone else feel any of this when they arnt drinking? Could all this mental feelings be due to alcohol abuse?
Going through it right now, I've been drinking the last 3 years basically every day to the point where I'd put away 1.5L bottle of rum in about a week plus beers. I've been cutting down and it's rough not being able to sleep well and wake up with tremors and shakes and heart palpitations, plus it's been a bind in my relationship with my GF bc she's noticed my mood change never wanting to go out or be as adventurous as before. I've told her I need her help bc she's the only one that can calm me down and want to delay that first drink as long as possible or almost not even drink at all.
I think this is my problem as well. The spiral! Once I start i hate myself, I'm self depreciating, depressed and anxious. I can't bring myself to do the simplest things like brushing my teeth. I'm always in pain and the booze fixes the mental burdens and pain. Last doctor visit I had a while back labs came back fine so I was so confused and just kept on drinking to numb myself. I'm hurting the people I love but I'm in pain. I'm trying to quit, tapering for now.
I'm a paramedic working in the hospital setting now, and didn't learn much about this particular topic in training. It's come up about use of the CIWA-AR and I just didn't really understand it, so I've been studying today. This helps me understand the reasons why the score works and how benzo's help treat the symptoms.
I have a problem, I'm hungover again. Sometimes when I am I just like to vent. I drink once every week, No exception. I started to cope with nerves and anxiety when going to classes. Now it's a routine a must for me. I can't go out downtown to do an errand without drinking while walking, then I come back and go for the rest of the day. Sometimes I just pass out on bed without noticing. Now I also got the practice of smoking weed when I get drunk. I get anxious, I want to stop but I can't. The most I've been sober is a week.
My wife was diagnosed with stage 3 liver failure and she started having seizures with her DT's when she cold Turkey-ed her drinking. They put her on 30 MG Valium per-day and she's fine now. The transplant committee says they are OK with Valium but if she takes ONE DRINK she will NEVER get a liver! ASK YOUR DR. FOR VALIUM (30mg PD) if your having uncontrollable withdrawals! You can taper Valium but plan on 2 years as it takes a LONG time to do it without going through hell.
It’s sad I only understand I have a problem when I’m driving alcohol it feels as if the problems I’m tryna avoid while drinking hit harder but somehow I like the feeling I want to be better and I will
Tristan Louise Contaoi Yes brother. Turn to the lord first & foremost bc this is a spiritual battle. I know everyone’s situation it is different but it was a demon that was passed down from my abusive drunk father too me. My pride blinded me to the fact that I thought I was better than my father & years of heavy drinking I became worse or just as bad as my Father. Denial & deception is one of the tools the enemy uses to trap us. I still remember all of the shame I felt as I poured that last bottle down the drain all the while tears streamed down my face. Knowing the pain I caused others & how things got so bad I pushed my own Wife & kids out of my house away from me... So the first step was to tell myself that I had a major problem & that I was hurting myself & others. The second step was surrendering this addiction to God & allowing him to cut off this demon of addiction. This is the thing that will make you feel sickly during withdrawal & make you feel confused. Yes it physical but make no mistake about it is Satans Demons last desperate attempt to dragging you back into this trap. You will experience some nasty symptoms. Most of mine symptoms involved dry heaving & also vomiting. Shaking & trembling, heart palpitations, severe confusion & hallucinations. One night as I was praying to the lord Satan or one of his demons tried attacking me. I’m not going to describe it all in detail but this hideous face appeared out of the dark. It was attempting to mock me as I prayed & it was trying to make me feel guilty & as I prayed it moved it’s lips along with mine like it was mocking & mimicking me every step of the way. Suddenly the thought popped into my head that it would be best to kill myself than to go on further in this life & that because all of the pain I had caused it would be better if I killed myself that way I wouldn’t be such a burden. I almost broke down while praying but then I felt the urge to use my authority through Christ & rebuke that evil. I told this demon that I am a child of God, how dare you try to tell me to harm myself & I am done with this addiction. I surrendered this addiction with alcohol & I am forgiven for what I have done! That was the last time that I was attacked by the devil & yes going on almost 4 years of being sober I’ve been tempted to drink but I don’t want or need it... I’ve been to parties where you can tell that the people drinking seem to need it just to have a good time which is not true... So having said all that brother the first steps I would take is turning to the lord & admitting to him that you have a major problem. Ask him to forgive you & that you will need protection & strength from him as you journey down this path to recovery. Surrender this addiction to God. The withdrawal symptoms should last for only about 2 - 2.5 weeks & then the symptoms should fade. As far as the heart palpitations have you ever gotten checked by a doctor for that? I too had that as a result of a slight heart murmur when I was like 18 & it ended up correcting itself over the years. As far as my diet I didn’t eat too much during this time period, it was just enough to get by day to day but I did drink lots of water & non caffeinated drinks. You can do this brother... Just remember even though we walk away from the lord, Jesus Christ will never abandon us or give us too much that we can’t handle, even though it feels like it at times, he will never leave us... Anything else I can help you out with let me know...
Yes ill drink massive amounts of alcohol for days no sleep also on coke and it makes me feel like I'm having extremely fast heartbeat. I'm a week off coke currently I'm scared to go thru both at once. Good luck
It's very tricky. I been and on and off this year. 1 month sober, 1 month drinking, 1 month sober , 1 month drinking . When i'm on alcoholic mode i drink usually 24 white claws during the day. The withdrawals suck, and i've always been a shy guy so thats why i mute the shyness with being drunk at work. I'm a salesman also, and I know my clients can smell it off me but dont say anything. In fact when im buzz at work some clients have flirted with me and have invited me to go to the bar after I'm off work. I don't know its a very tough decision because yes It feels very good , but I need to stop. Because being sober is ten times better and you have more money to invest or save .
100x better being sober i damn near spend 500$ a month on alcohol and cigs but i hear u my friend i used to have to have atleast 3 shots before i go into work or kept a bottle in my car for breaks i know what its like. But if u can do 1 on and one off you have it in you to stop completely your more ready than you think you're!
I gave up alcohol for 6 months. Felt great and thought that I’m not a alcoholic. When back to drinking moderately. Ended up drinking every other day for a year. Then I went on a 7 month sobriety. And again started drinking every other day. I keep fooling myself. Denial it’s a terrible human trait. Going to try to get off this roller coaster for good.
Thank you for this informative video. I have relapsed so many times but I am determined to get there. If only I had understood the dangers when I was a youngster. I pray that the message of the dangers gets through to the youth today.🙏
I'm addicted to anything that helps me escape, mostly drugs but luckily my access to it has been cut off for a while but alcohol has become my new addiction as its so readily available and accessible
I’m 21. Have about a third litre of vodka a day, unless I’m goingout and I’ll have at least 12 drinks on top of that. I’ve been to detox for a week and failed. I didn’t know what I wanted. Now I’m possibly going to rehab (my choice). I want to live a life without alcohol for breakfast, lunch and dinner. People don’t take me serious when I say “I have an alcohol problem” when I’m 21. They say “don’t we all. We’ve all been there when we’ve had too much” I tried coming off it on my own once and was the worst experience of my life. Genuinely thought it was how I was going to die. Ur body is screaming at u. Good luck to u all I’m proud of u!
Thank you. It's my brain that's the problem. I've really crutched w the alcohol to numb my intrusive thoughts. I hate it and yet I continue. I wish I could go to rehab but I'm too afraid. I don't want to die or hurt anyone.
You think you're okay. You're in control....you're not...admit defeat...find salvation....alcohol is the destroyer of world's.....good luck to all of you. You all have my hope, my love, and my support. I wish all of you recovery. I've been struggling for years and only recently have i admitted I have a problem. That's the first step.
Been in brain fog for almost a whole month after opioid detox. I used to get 156 on an IQ test. Yes, i work in government because of it. Yes i work in intelligence. Yes they knew i became an addict, it was part of my cover... no they didnt know that it continued for years after the assignment... now here i am on vacation detoxing... and my brain is fucked. I go back to work next week and i still cant even finish a task. This is getting frustrating. Thanks for the help tho. Alcoholism and opioid addiction does share similarities.
I hope your recovery is going well! Hope all your brain fog is lifted, hope everything is great back at work. I hope you have a great support system. Good luck to you.
I am an alcoholic. I was sober 9months started again 1 month ago I respect this explanantion and never can ever drink again. Bless those who are going through their withdrawals and addition be strong this video is spot on. Beleive in yourself ❤
I was fully a functioning alcoholic for 22 years. Awakening at 3AM one morning, I looked around the room and saw beer can litter all about. Wastebasket, night stand, dresser, opened and unopened trash, empties and half finished cans of beer. Staggering into the bathroom, it was the same, more beer can litter. Into the kitchen, a fresh 12-pack on the dinner table, still in the bag with receipt, never opened, the refrigerator door ajar, another full 12-pack there as well. Now it struck me that I was living an alcohol haze with blackouts. All I did was go to work and then get drunk until I passed out. For shame! I cleaned up the entire apartment and threw ALL the beer away, opened or not. Opened the windows and turned on every fan. Went to the grocery at 7AM AND BOUGHT FRESH VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND JUICES. Became a vegan. Bought muilti-vitamin supplements, always taking 150% of daily dosage, and never, ever looked back. Alcohol scares me now. I am 35+ years sober and have accomplished much. Yeah! Never went to any treatment or clinic or nothing. Veganism was best for my liver as it was easier to digest food (Liver! A digestive organ among other things!) Doctors found Stage 3 Liver disease. I STOPPED just in time. My brother died of ESLD (Stage 4) at age 62. In emergency room at hospital he was vomiting coffee grounds blood and stopped breathing. Emergency tracheotomy got him breathing and for 10 days they IV'd him with packed red blood cells, minerals, and he had 1 paracentesis. Portal vein exploded in his esophagus, requiring surgery. Told he had 30 days to live, he went home and drank himself to a choking on vomit death. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease.
Thank for the break down of what my brain is dealing with. I sincerely mean it and I do thank you for the breakdown of the science of it I hope you continue to help more people because you helped me
Kudos for the Video clip! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you heard about - Saankramer Life Card System (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now)? It is a smashing one off guide for learning how to stop drinking minus the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my work colleague after a lifetime of fighting got excellent results with it.
Just started to drink a pretty decent amount no hard liquor just beer or white claw but damn good thing I saw this before I got sucked in it was getting to almost ever day
Wyatt Obrien It can happen so fast & you don’t even realize it... For me I felt so ashamed that I was alienating & pushing away the people that loved me & cared about me... 😢
I've been drinking HARD every single day since I was about 15 years old. I wake up vibrating every morning. You made the right choice. You don't want this. Keep going strong, man.
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@@jamesmorris7420 can easily go a week or even a month without drinking but when i do, i just drink way too much. idk how to solve this issue. How is it going so far with you
Thanks! Very good explanation of withdrawal mechanism. Sometimes simply to understand, what is actually happening to your system can be an important first step on the way of keeping it clean
So basically he is saying to not have withdrawal and seizures is to find help from a Dr. To prescribe you benzos. Which doesn't make sense if you're and alcoholic there most likely to stray away from that idea. And if so it's needing to be monitored. So you don't have to get hooked on another substance and getting weaned of it as well. There's got to be more prescription that can help with withdrawal and seizures. Nice presentation.
Seriously and once you feel the high of the benzo AND the booze together your gonna love it way more than drinking alone. That's where my problem started, fucking Xanax
I tried to stop so many times do a few months then go back to my old ways. But this last time has been the worst. I was drinking 3 days straight had a big argument with girlfriend, and broke the TV and door and got arrested. Now my girlfriend hates me and I'm sleeping on some small apartment just contemplating all sorts. Today is day 3..... I feel so bad but I just want to beat this problem and never go back.
@JackWillistone-ic3pn I managed around 3 month but then hit the booze again. But mentally I am in a much better place. I drink 1-2 times a week instead of everyday and regularly exercising. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get back with my girlfriend but I'm over her now. Thank you for your kind words they mean a lot
My dads been declining it’s really sad to see , the saddest part is that he doesn’t want to get better he’s made up his mind that he’s going to die but he’s bluffing to himself. Which is the worst part
I had the shakes, the sweats. I didn’t sleep or eat for two weeks. When I say I didn’t sleep I mean that!!! I was just constantly awake. And I had bad diarrhea for a week. One day I had awful cramps
My boy. I see this was recent. And I am 24 years old and never really thought I had a problem. Yanno, just bing drinking on the weekends, which I know is not the best. But but I picked it up a little am cutting wayyyy back even on the weekends. But dude, I’m sweating like sooo bad at night and haven’t gotten more than 1 hour of sleep in the past 5 days. Any advice??? Also the bottom of my feet inside the arch keep tingling which is weird
@@jhuliencarter857 I'm a recovered alcoholic and had the same experience with my feet years ago. I'm no doctor, but it looks like the beginning of alcoholic neuropathy. I know alcoholics who can hardly walk now. I pray you can find the power to stop. Good luck.
It’s day 6 of me being sober after almost a year of me drinking everyday with my SO because it was a really rough year for both of us. Withdrawls fucking suck and make you feel like you’re going crazy and want to die but once you are past that it’s so satisfying
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Can binge drinking once or twice every two of three weeks cause these problems too ?I binge drank for two days and now I’m noticing I’m a lot more irritable out of no where
I've not binged drunk for five weeks almost. I was the same, didn't drink every day but once or twice every other week heavy. It effects your brain and well being, and totally screws up your anxiety. Kick the habit and genuinely your anxiety comes down after a few weeks
Thank you for that in-depth detail and understanding of the dependency of what alcohol does to the human body. Thank you all the way from Flagstaff AZ.
INovember 27th 2000 is my birthday, I’m 21 as of typing this. Ever since my birthday, I have not had one night without drinking. I don’t get hangovers. I have finished a pint of 100 proof tivarsky vodka every day for the last like 3 months. I don’t know what to do. My father was an alcoholic. I drink because I don’t see a way out of this life around me. I don’t know why I’m ever typing this. I love you guys
I've accepted at this point that very few days ago by without rationalizing drinking in the evening... Every evening... I was an opioid addict turned alcoholic.. addiction is addiction whether legal or otherwise.. I find quitting alcohol more difficult than quitting crack and heroin at the same time .. btw, I was "clean" from heroin by way of methadone.. then I got off methadone and nosedived into alcoholism because it was easier to remain addicted than to face who I am as a human.. I feel like we should be doing something.. choices are made but consequences happen.
I have have just made the decision to quit alcohol. I have been drinking every night after work for years I know this isn't normal today I have made the choice. Last night I reheated the takeaway pizza whilst my family was asleep. And I crashed out with the oven still on. Sub conscious I could smell burning in my sleep. But stayed in a drunken coma only to wake up and realise I nearly burnt the house down. My hands are up and I need help. I have been I recovery for 5 years due to a gambling addiction and now the drink has taken over. I want a normal life I have to beat these deamons.
oh we will beat them! two weeks sober for me, yeah I have a burn scare trying to take a pizza out of my countertop oven, when drinking. Good luck! and we can do it... 😊.. we will break those chains to that bottle!!
@@bengiarraputo9357 Thanks for your support. I know this is going to be hard. I regret drinking every morning for the last 10 years. I tell myself every day things need to change. Well now I'm fighting back I've had enough.👊
@@oneway2971 I started rehab, it's a five week program. The hardest thing was making that phone call.. Kingsway Recovery in Mullica Hill NJ.. I felt so out of place walking in there for the first time. Still not comfortable with the environment but hopefully I adjust. It's an outpatient program. When I went in, which I sat in my car for awhile, had to get up the nerve. Lol.. I felt a sense of not belonging, like, this isn't me.... First day of a new school kid jitters...
@@bengiarraputo9357 mate I started GA 5 years ago and never gambled since and still going strong dont need the meetings now thank god but now it's the drinking I have fight this one hard always been a drinker from the age of 15 years old and 43 this year. Worked in construction from 15 always played sport and still do its more like being a functional alcoholic I just want it gone now.
I've been completely sober for long run , all good ! All the best . Thx American MD doctor . Thx for lecture ! Look how my physic became . Never be others financial plan , I financial plan others through my skillset ! Stay consistently never let any poisons get into my royal body .
I’m a drug and alcohol counselor in a detox clinic and I teach the same kind of messages to my patients once they detox from alcohol…I would like a copy of your book I saw 👀 n the info about the program please give me some information about how to obtain it or join your team to promote your classes/groups. Thanks for everything you do for people you are the real deal in the fight for life.
Amazon sells a good book about the dangers of alcohol "Alcohol: The Mind and Body Killer". Because of the legality and prevalence of alcoholic beverages, many people are unaware that alcohol is a potent drug that causes first excitement and then paralysis of the nervous system, leading to dangerous diseases including diabetes, cancer, and mental disorders. The book describes the mechanisms of action and the negative consequences of alcohol use.
Alcohol withdrawal took away my ability to relax and sleep more than anything as well as palpitations etc. i started Taurine 500 mg to 1000mg at night with 300mg magnesium glycinate and sleep like a baby now. I used to be up til 11 am no sleep freaking out with anxiety snd heightened senses and now i can relax and drift to sleep peacefully. Anyone going through bad anxiety and sleep problems needs to utlize this!
2 years at least sober. Need to for many reasons , health, marriage,etc, but especially for my daughter. Shes going to college soon. Don't want her meeting anyone like me.
Yeah, I started drinking when I was at the peak of my depression and I really thought it helped. 8 years later, I couldn't stop. I'm slowing it down as much as possible until I have control over it. 3 days so far I've been trying. I thought withdrawal was a joke but, here I am. All those side effects? absolutely real. Good luck partners.. It sucks ass. Like really. I hate this so fucking much.
@@mountainmama8932 You too.. I keep bouncing back to drinking more than I should. I'm trying though. Thank you for your concern, and I wish the best for you. Stay real. I appreciate it. and... God bless.
Its absolutely true whether completely rooted in science or not. I went on a 4 day bend with high alcohol beers and two maybe 3 fifths of tequila, had wds for 4 or 5 days that were pretty intense and from that took a break for 6 weeks. Got back into the bottle and went on a 3 day bend consisting of no more than half of the previous bender. Wds came on so fucking strong and intensely had I not learned while panicking that I needed to immediately start tapering, I likely would have died of heart failure or seizure. Alcohol is a fucking crazy substance what it can do to your body. Honestly wds made me respect it so much more, and finally fear it enough to just have to remind myself of those times anytime I get the feeling of wanting a drink. One is too many and a thousand is never enough
My grandma died from alcohol withdrawal. My mom had a really tough time. After over a decade of drinking I decided to break the cycle. I’ve been sober 8 months now. I’m lucky. I really didn’t have any withdrawal. I had a fast heart rate and sweating for 24 hours. Craving for about 3 days and then I was fine. I won’t ever go back.
The withdrawals are not bad if you have Is the right medications to help you with throwing up diarrhea and the shakes.. The hardest part is the cravings after you become sober. Librium and konopin are very good medicine
I have a little over a year sober. Here’s what I’ve gained… A promotion and raise; My relationship with my husband has never been stronger; I haven’t embarrassed myself and forgot what happened.
Now, things I’ve lost… a whopping 50 lbs! Seriously, there is never a bad day to quit drinking. Good luck to everyone!
Congrats! Keep it up, you are doing awesome
Thank you. Today is day one for me
@@devingibson3681 Hope youre doing alright mate. I dont envy your journey ahead but i do sincerely hope you can beat it
How much would you drink? My husband is a weekend alcoholic it's ruining our marriage
@@zombiesbride me personally could have gone for 14standard - 60standard a week. Possibly more. Try to show him some sober videos and explain how bad it makes you feel. It took me years to realise the destruction I was causing around me.
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Germany don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
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How can I find him? Is he on insta
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have
really helped him. mah dudes have safe
trips all.
I would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction?
Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's
something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)
I have been sober since 12-12-93.
I applaud you; I'm currently fighting years long dependency on this poison. And the withdrawals convince me that I'm going to die....
I'm going to respond to this if I beat this disease.
Congratulations man. I bet it's still one day at a time.
@@greglinski2208 that is a sure bet. However, it gets easier every day
Test Account I'm completely stuck at the moment. I can't leave it alone.
@@greglinski2208 if you put your mind to it, you can unstuck. Before I went to rehab,I thought I was stuck too. Then I made the first step and almost 27 years later I am still unstuck. I learned about denial which almost kept me from getting help. Good luck and best regards. Please let me know how things are going for you. Maybe I can help you get started.
Worst 3 weeks of my life... Uncontrolled shaking, dry heaving, hallucinating both visually & audibly. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemies. God bless anyone going through it, just remember there is light at the end of the tunnel...
Ur2ez4me81 how much were you drinking?
Carlos Trevino I first started drinking liquor, I would go through a bottle of vodka a night then I switched from that to beer & I would drink a 16 oz six pack almost every night of the week on a empty stomach sometimes more but that was my average. I drank like that consistently for years & it caught up.
Me too try sobering up it's like going thru hell shacking hallucinating vomiting phycosis it's torture
Yeees it is pure hell, literally feels like a demon purging out of your body, hang in there! I’m trying as well!
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It is a smashing one of a kind product for discovering how to stop drinking minus the normal expense. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my mate got excellent results with it.
The hardest part of being sober is letting your friends and family down to the point where you no longer have their support and you have to go at it on your own
I feel you man it’s dark that’s for sure but keep going stay sober. there’s a price for thing you do and that’s the price of drinking to much all the time . The hardest part is feeling depressed after that and then go have drink to ease the pain that’s the hard part if you can get through it then i am sure people will start to see you have changed and then maybe they will give you support which is no longer needed because you will feel better about self. stay strong 🙏
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Yeah it's crazy how defensive and unsupportive some family and friends can be towards a sober lifestyle.
@@mohmadnmable the depression hits you hard.
I find it easier to stay sober without other ppls input or advice. Some old friends and family won't be able to accept the version you become when you've been sober a while, they will still have that image of who u were with alcohol. This is why I say it's easier to do it alone, alot of ppl prefer you to be in the *lost cause* basket and they've dusted their hands off, some will see your progress, be resentful they couldn't do it themselves and and try sabotage your journey. Stay strong. Alcohol killed my dad 5 years ago the day after his 62nd birthday, he not only had liver Chrroissis but he devolped Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and it was absolutely terrifying to witness. I have severe PTSD, alcohol problems myself and mental illness processing rapidly after dealing with his slow death on my own at only 26, no support for 3 years while he sloely deteriorated because family washed their hands from him, hospital was over hid admission so everyone chucked him in the lost cause basket. But they were there when he died... they were there to get whatever they could from his home. They were there *WHEN IT DID NOT MATTER* thing is my dad raised me on my own, he was the strongest person I knew and I still have nightmares at the image of him dying.
I stopped for 3 days but I just gave in on just a beer today.. I didn’t have the motivation to do anything and I didn’t want to be around or communicate with anybody.. sleepless nights, the shakes, sweating, anxiety.. this is the worst ever but I’m not going to give up.. Every since I’ve been unemployed I have been drinking very very heavily.. good luck to everyone may god bless you all
How are you doing
Why would you quit it like that? It's common knowledge to do a taper.
@@sashaburton9042 I just said it's common knowledge don't know if you were drunk when responding. smh
@@sashaburton9042 Let me save my calories for better things. Have a nice day.
@@sashaburton9042 When your body and brain are heavily dependent on alcohol and you abruptly quit, the repercussions can be fatal. I know...I'm an alcoholic and have had grand mal seizures, also visual abd auditory hallucinations from suddenly quitting. Aside from benzodiazepines, alcohol cessation, unsupervised and one being medically detoxed, can kill you. Please don't do anyone a disservice that is suffering right now offering your opinion, if you don't know what you're talking about. More compassion, less condemnation.
I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I GAVE UP ALCOHOL AND I HAVE NOT HAD ONE DROP FOR A FEW YEARS AND IM STILL HERE OK THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR HELPING ME ESPECIALLY WITH THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!
I quit cold turkey 4 days ago. Last 3 days was pure hell for me. Today I'm starting to feel normal
@@SLIM_DICKINSON wonderful!!!!
I've been an alcoholic since I was 15. I'm 27 now. I started drinking a year after my mom passed . I've been to 7 rehabs and have went back to drinking everytime just to escape my darkness. For the first time I can say I've been sober except bud for 8 months. Feels good to feel good
Good on your mate. Stay off it. Bud is fine :D.
You still at it? I'm on day 19.
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@@bluesky5384keep it up
good job!!
I will never allow that "bottle" neuss around my neck again. Been two weeks sober and I love my old life again. No more hiding empty bottles from my spouse, no more chugging down vodka, because I had limited time to hide it from someone, no more secret trips to the liquor store, adding it to my Gatorade at lunchtime, or to my coffee sometimes in the morning, and my list can go on and on..... no more memory tricks the next day either!! Waking up in the morning and feeling like you were run over by a truck. This is not only mentally but physiologically great being sober all the time. I would never return to those dark days. They weren't dark at first, until I "crossed" that line.. Any alcoholic knows when the line is crossed. Takes time to realize it though.. When you start becoming "pre occupied" with it. it's time to make that change. I went to a baseball game last year, and made sure I took a bunch of mini nips with me, so I could drink them in the bathroom. I stuffed them in my socks, so my friend wouldn't see them. I had to get my buzz on, no matter what it took. I was really, really bad.... Well, enough of me now.. Best of luck to anyone who is struggling with this. Wasn't a struggle at first, but it crept up on me.. We CAN do this, quitting was the best decision ever!!! A sober life, "Is life"... 😊
Yes! Congratulations! I feel ya on the stuffing mini bottles for baseball games. It's sad but I've been there... my trick was just getting a Togo coffee cup from wherever near the ball game, or perier sparkling water and pouring the whiskey right into the bottle of sparkling water. Any way just super related to your comment. Hope everything is going great for you and your family!
Completely relatable, especially the pouring it into a Gatorade. Basically any sports drink I'll do that to be low key, constantly tossing bottles everywhere so no one would know, having empty cans everywhere in the back of the car, sneaking drinks anywhere and everywhere possible. I'm just getting on the road to dropping the habit but I've barely gotten any sleep the last few days with tremors/shakes that go up to my head/brain plus the chest discomfort and heart palpitations. It's gotten me very desperate for sleep and also quite scared...
Thanks for sharing your story. I'm in the same predicament and it's becoming so embarrassing, so I spiral to suppress my overwhelming guilt. I hope I can kick the habit and fix my brain.
@@DjShini
Thank you for understanding, it's comforting to know you're not solo in this .
@@mountainmama8932
Thank you so so much for understanding, it's comforting to know that you're not solo with this battle! ❤️
Just told my mother about my addiction. She was understanding enough and I love her.
This is what they should be teaching in school. You made it so easy to understand, thank you. More health teachers should be teaching this to make it easier. Thank again!
My other half is 24 hours into withdrawals and being hospitalized due to heart problems. But I have to say…This really helped me to understand what his body and brain are going through. I’ve personally been 10yrs sober and I can’t wait until he is out of the woods and we can start fresh.
My sister passed away from alcoholic ketoacidosis, (drank,didn't eat) died at 37...Simple IV would've saved her.Other friend died at 47 from cirrhosis, man alcohol is dangerous and legal.
A close relative made the choice to stop 2 days ago. Today the shakes are horrible she said. She said she is considering de-tox. She just moved into a new apt. I don't even have the new address. We were talking on the phone while ago like 30 min ago & not sure how we got disconnected. Perhaps it was my fault. No answer now. I came to learn the possibilities. She normally goes to bed early cos work starts at 5am. I am praying that hee phone died & she just decided to go to bed. She didn't get much rest last night.
@@leeannmettlach2412 She is at very high risk right now,Quiting cold turkey is deadly if she has the shakes,reminds me of how my sister held her glass of vodka and she would shake as she drank the poison.Its safer if she drinks and slowly tapers off.There have been people who died after being in rehab cold turkey after 30days.Alcohol is dangerous.Keep calling your friend daily, I didn't call my sister and I deeply regret it.Found my sister after a few days also.
@@scottrobinson2286 Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate your reply. I'm so sorry about your sister.
She texted this AM. Her phone had died last night. You can imagine my relief.
She did tell me she had been drinking a fifth of vodka a day for quite some time. The 1st day of quitting - she drank 3 shots & a beer. Yest she had 2 shots. I applauded for the effort & encouraged her to be glad because that was so much better by comparison, ya know? I appreciated her honesty. I came looking to try & understand what she must be going through physically. After what I learned from the video, I had my own thoughts along the same lines as your suggestion about doing it gradually instead of cold turkey.
I cannot thank you enough for reaching out to me.
@@scottrobinson2286 I'm currently trying to slowly taper off but it's incredibly difficult, I have shakes and tremors that won't let me sleep for more than an hour and I need a drink. My appetite is also low and it's difficult to basically "force feed" myself because I start gagging after a few bites. Acid Reflux sucks and I have chest tightness, increasing blood pressure, and occasional heart palpitations. I've had multiple visits to the cardiologist and fortunately no damage yet but I'm on a very dangerous cliff.
Almost 2 and a half years sober. Best decision I've made. I remember the last time, and it was the worst come down I've ever had, literally thought I was going to die, and I was in a detox facility.
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I would binge drink for days until something got in my way. The last time I did this I feel like I def experienced withdrawal symptoms including my hands shaking and dry heaving and couldn't even keep water down even though I felt extremely thirsty. This experience is awful and I sympathize with anyone who's gone through this. They say detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous if not done correctly. This was very informative. Thank you!
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Not just dangerous. If someone is chemically dependent on alcohol, abrupt discontinuation of drinking can be fatal. The downregulation of GABA receptors over time and the upregulation of NMDA glutamate receptors that happens over time with alcohol dependence creates a dangerous situation. Not having enough GABA receptors causes overactivity in the CNS and can also cause massive seizures that can be fatal. It is true that there have been some promising studies related to specific psychedelic drugs like psilocybin being effective in diminishing alcohol cravings, but for long term alcoholics, detox should happen in a supervised setting like a hospital or rehab facility with an on site Dr. and nurses. I certainly wouldn't recommend taking shrooms during the acute withdrawal phase, but the Post-acute withdrawal symptoms seem to be helped greatly by psilocybin, with reduced or even eliminated cravings being the most widely reported benefit reported by study participants.
Alcohol withdrawal is so dangerous,that chronic alcholics in rehab have died a month later after being clean.Buzz from alcohol is from your body being poisoned.Crazy and legal,kills people every.....single...day...
@@jacksonislegend Good point,my sister passed at 37 from alcholic ketoacidosis. Simple iv of Thiamine would've saved her,she didn't want to go to hospital,call anyone.Alcohol had complete control.
It is Evil.
37 years old. When I was 35 I had a brain aneurysm which I'm convinced is a result of my alcohol drinking, and cigarette smoking. Thankfully I'm still alive and doing very well considering, I still just want to drink so much and enjoy the high of it despite it's constant negative impacts. It's so horrible the next day, but while I'm drinking at night I feel so nice and am feeling comfortable socially. I'm in the throws of drinking too much currently. 😟 I need help which is why I watched this video. And thanks.
If anxiety is one of the big reasons you drink like I did, do some deep breathing and try meditating. You realize how getting the most amount of oxygen to your lungs as possible is a better feeling that will make you feel high without anything except air. Watch this video when ever you feel tempted. I swear visually seeing what happens to your body on alcohol and being aware of how it effects every part of you is a good reminder to not touch it. ****Warning: video has real cadavers in it. ua-cam.com/video/6q1RH8A3O3c/v-deo.html
Bless you brother. May you find the help you need.
I’m 32 currently going through a divorce likely due to my incessant drinking I’m intoxicated right now safe at home however my wanting to quit while actively doing it kinda tells me it’s long past due. Currently I’m planning on going to some local free AA meetings and have an appointment to see a counselor later this month. Sometimes I think many people have been depressed for way too long and don’t think they have a problem and drink thinking hey I still have a job money and a nice car. Until the drinking gets so bad you lose it all. I hope you get the care you need brother just as I’m trying to do for myself just know your gunna have good days and your gunna have bad days but the better you do about staying away from the alcohol the better it’s baby steps and make sure to reach out to programs counselors good friends who are sober or may have dealt with addiction in their past and have recovered who ever you got there’s many good videos on UA-cam and other media platforms that help cuz you not alone brother
I got a fright reading this, I'm 39 and a binge drinker - I can go a week or 2 without a drink but when I give in I go all out on one night and get absolutely legless and blackout! I'm an alcoholic and I'm afraid I am going to die from binge drinking l, even tho I don't drink everyday I'm at high risk of a heart attack or just fallin into a coma from binging - I went sober for 1 months th back in march and I had the best time going to the gym an swimming l, just being healthy at the weekends for that month gave me a sense of purpose and loved not being hungover on a sat or sun. I'm going to do that month again and feel like I can do longer 🙏 I pray for people with alcohol addiction its like its normalised in our society today and its taking over younger generations today also, it's a scary thing and I pray for everyone trying to recover here x
I'm 22 and I feel that if continue binging this much I will have a liver problem or something like that. I drink a lot of wine, it's so hard to stop specially when you're depressed like I am. I use it to escape reality. I drink once every week, I start as early as possible. To enjoy the whole day. Then the next day is miserable, I'm so used to hangovers. I like the suffering. I need help! 😢
Im 30. Haven’t drank alcohol pretty much my entire adult life because watching my mother be such a severe alcoholic has turned me off completely to even wanting to enjoy a drink at a nice restarting on the rare occasion I get to go to one. I watch these videos to better understand what she’s done to her body and it helps me to heal my own traumas her addiction has cause us both. Thank you.
Have you ever tried attending al-anon? It can be hit or miss and truly depends on the group, but I guarantee there are al-anon meetings in your city because they're everywhere. You can meet other individuals who identify with and know the struggle that is having a loved one living with alcoholism. A lot of people in your situation really get a lot out of it, especially a sense of community that understands what you're going through.
My Mom and her sisters grew up with a violent alcoholic father, she has told me some stories.. not good ones either.. Mom hates the thought of drinking, she said, I saw enough of it growing up, they are all scarred from it..
Drinking alcohol is good and fun when you do it in moderation and in the ocational night out with friends or in a special ocation.
I used to tell myself drinking, was a cool way to let loose. But after I kept using that excuse to get drunk, I noticed I'm not myself. I'm more likely to be violent. I needed to quit. I and couldn't be more happier to be off of the booze. Thanks for reading.
How did you do it? I’m going through withdrawal right now and I don’t know what to do
24 years old. Been drinking for years. Heavily on and off. Somedays i wake up with the shakes or i get them randomly through out the day. People also question if i tan or if im sunburnt, even durning the winter but its from alchohol abuse. Just really worried for my health but its so hard. Wish everyone the best on their journey to figure this out and get it resolved🙏😞
Dylan Kyle I was the same way... Just don’t let it ruin you man bc it almost did me... I was 35 & I almost lost my family over it man. Then the withdraw was hell... Not trying to preach to you man but I don’t know how I got through that withdraw it was straight torture.
I think your likelihood of death is 100%. If you had never been a drinker on the other hand, your likelihood of death would be.....100%.
I’m sorry if this is a dumb question but, what made your skin get tan?
Carolyn V I would say that it might make you stay out in the sun longer if you are socially drinking. I don’t know if it causes it regardless of time spent out in the sun but I’ve known alcoholics that developed this condition where their nose flares up & turns a reddish / purplish color.
@@Ur2ez4me81 He's referring to jaundice (yellow / golden skin) from liver stress.
I’ve always been a frequent drinker, I used to be bad but then slowed down. Then I met the most amazing person and she was starting to change my life. I fell in love, then I realized she had an alcohol addiction. Still I wouldn’t drink around her. Sadly she passed away from liver complications may of last year. So I turned to drinking, now my body is so dependent but idk how to stop. I just think of her all day long and alcohol is my only escape
Am so sorry for your loss. But I do think that should be your wake up call. I know that it's not going to be easy but totally worth it for sure!
@@dorothyrichard6061 she was only 24 same age as me. And it’s hard because she didn’t get to live her life with me and it breaks my heart
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How much are you/were you drinking?
i know this sounds oversimplified, but try to find someone else and move on.
Im an RN and just had my first pt w/ severe DT's and withdrawals. I learned a lot from this video and now understand what my poor pt was going thru. TY so much for this valuable information. The truly will help me become a better nurse and better treat my pt's in the future!!
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This is the best explanation I have ever seen on the subject!
It's about the seesaw and homeostasis.
You can get rid of alcohol dependency with the help of homeopathic remedies.
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2 weeks without alcohol and last night i drink 2 cans of beer with my friends....just chilling.Woke up this morning everything just fine.... now i know how to control my alcohol addiction..... gonna grab it once a month or maybe 2 months or maybe 5 months or quit forever...
Same here I feel like maybe a six pack ever 2 weeks should be okay
I have been an alcoholic for 15 years and everyday is a battle to not drink. Thanks for this video at least I can understand what’s happening to the brain and body
I’m on day 3 of no alcohol, I feel sick as fuck and anxiety is through the roof!!
Hi just wondering if you still sober I been sober for 3 weeks I was in detox for 2 weeks
@@kaiberry5502 No quitting alcohol is harder than I ever realised. I’ve got the big book 4th addition now to start reading so hopefully this will make a difference with CAUK. I’ve cut down massively though.
@@stevegodfreydrummer1878 Hope you're doing good. I'm not sure if these are available in your state, but what helped me was using cbd and delta 8 to help with the insomnia and my appetite. If your job drugs tests regularly tho then there's also Naltrexone which I got prescribed from my doctor. Good luck man.
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@@stevegodfreydrummer1878 i tried to quit multiple times. Never worked Just came to the conclusion to try nd drink responsibility. I dont drink everyday but when i do, I'll just overdrink like crazy nd black myself out
Decided to stop 5 weeks ago now as I knew it had become a problem. It’s Getting easier during the day but every night at the same time the cravings are still there...advice anyone? Edit: 15 weeks without a drop and still sober.
Edit: 12/04/21. Started drinking again. Tasted wonderful but all that hard work....why did I do it because now I feel shit?
don’t give into the cravings....how’s it going?
@@travischafe4349 Getting easier thx. 135 days now.
If you're not a day-drinker and it doesn't harm those around you, my friend don't torture yourself over nothing carry on and have your usual after work.
Tomorrow is a new day. You can start again and succeed. Good luck.
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Im 3 years no booze. Every single person reading this can do it. You’re mind will always trick you into thinking you need a drink. You don’t. It’s a lonely journey but you don’t need to go it alone. Keep on fighting!!
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Thanks ♡
My Mum just admitted herself to hospital a couple of days ago in an effort to detox from alcohol and hopefully begin the process of giving up drinking. this was really informative and many things make a lot more sense to me now, particularly about why she is being given Diazepam. My Mum believes that she needs to drink in order to combat her anxiety, whereas I've always suspected that it was the alcohol causing the anxiety.
Exactly. That's a spiral I got into. After many years of consistent heavy drinking I developed an anxiety problem. I would then use alcohol to cope with the anxiety alcohol caused.
@BlkwtrPrk I hope you were able to break out of that cycle, or will do if you are still working through it. My Mum lasted about 3 months before relapsing and now seems to be making up for the time she wasn't drinking sadly 😔
I'm having alcohol withdrawal the symptoms not good I want to quit asap I don't drink on Saturday and Sunday I only drink on Friday so my social worker told me this why all this time I'm having these symptoms
I have 6 years clean & sober this month and now work as a nurse in substance use disorder treatment. Getting ready to teach a class to clients about the mechanism of alcohol tolerance and withdrawal and your drawing on the board helped me greatly. Thanks for the excellent explanation!
I'm nearly 19 years sober and clean.
I guarantee it will only get better, especially if you eat healthy and get into some physical fitness that you enjoy.
It's a very lonely road from a socializing standpoint, but abstinence is the only road for an alcoholic.
Remember, no day is wasted if it's a sober day. No life is wasted if it's a sober life.
If you are in the trenches and cannot quit, read this…
In 2020 my career was cut short, and the world lost its mind. I had always just had a few drinks here and there… Mostly beer. I became stressed and anxious because of my life situation. I started to notice that the more I drank the easier it was to fall asleep at night and turn my brain off. Little did I know that I was not reaching REM cycle and the sleep was abysmal. I began feeding my habit more and more until I was hiding vodka from my wife and children. As Jordan Peterson perfectly puts it: “ alcohol doesn’t make you forget… It just makes you not care.” And: “abusing alcohol, will always turn you into a liar.” I started making terrible choices on social media in my personal life while I was under the influence, and my family had no clue. I was now making terrible personal choices… And self-medicating even more by drinking every single night. I drank heavily on and off for the last three years. I completely lost my job as a professional drummer and completely ruined my marriage as a result. And last fall, my wife even had to take me to the emergency room for alcohol withdrawals, and that was the first time she found out. I I had to be put on benzodiazepines to help me wade through the worst symptoms in the beginning, and to help me mitigate things like seizures and delirium tremens. I’m absolutely appalled and embarrassed that I let things get so bad… That man doesn’t even seem like the same person anymore. One of the biggest influences in my decision to change was Andrew Huberman’s three hour podcast on how alcohol affects the body… It’s absolutely mind blowing. When I first quit cold turkey, I felt so anxious, and so terrified… It was the worst feeling in the world. If you are a heavy, heavy drinker, alcohol is one of the few substances that can actually risk death if you go cold turkey without it. That should tell you everything you need to know. I fell hard, and I knew the rules of the game… I played and I lost and the consequences are still haunting me to this day.
Despite how dark things got, and how awful the withdraws were… I am a testament to the fact that there is a better life ahead of you. We drink alcohol because we think we are free to make whatever choices we want. But when we drink, we are creating our own slave master. I have tears in my eyes writing this silly UA-cam comment from my iPhone, because there is an intrinsic beauty about life that cannot be appreciated under the influence. And for those of you that are struggling to go a single day or even one hour without a drink… I hear you and I see you. In 2020 they quarantined and closed the gyms but they kept liquor stores open and alcohol got even cheaper. The most free way to live is without alcohol as a master. This is coming from someone who was terrified he would never actually achieve sobriety… I’ve now been sober for five months. I’m now a volunteer fire fighter and hoping to get hired on by a fire station soon. And I am cognizant and awake to enjoy every minute of baseball with my son, video game, that I love, and book that I read. I’m still not sure about my marriage, but for the first time, I’m confident that I can bear the weight of whatever is coming confidently, awake and aware. If I can do it at 39, anyone can. Life is too short to live in the fog. I was in the fog for 3 years straight. This is me leveling with you as an equal. You’ve got this.
For anyone wondering how I mitigated some of the more severe withdrawal symptoms. Here are some suggestions:
EXERCISE (seriously)
Vitamin B complex daily
Fish oil daily (omega 3)
Vitamin C daily
Balance your food and diet
Take magnesium before bed (try the calm supplement)
Drink a fuck ton of water
Replace the urge with something else (new skills, reading, exercising, learning - I became a badass chef)
You are loved. Now go tackle that beast head on 💪💪💪💪💪💪
I love this!!! I can so relate to this, many of us can! I’m only at day 7 but I am ready to restore my relationship with my husband and be a more active mom….not just a perfect social media mom! I drank wine every night and health problems scared me because who can take care of my children better than me! Currently trying every health regime to fix the damage! I was a slave to so much wine, but not anymore!!!
Aww thank you for this.
Thank you for sharing.
@@pytpeaches7653I am struggling with alcohol addiction and it's getting bad 😔 please help me
I really needed this thank you from the bottom of my heart
Thank you so much, but I think you should have expanded upon the dangers of quitting alcohol cold turkey if one is an alcoholic. There are so many dangers that most people aren’t aware of, in terms of neurological and physiological consequences when stopping alcohol consumption abruptly without medical supervision.
Very true my sister passed away at 37,tried to quit cold turkey being a chronic alcholic, got sick for a few days from Quiting, had a heart attack and died on her couch found her a few days later,if a alcholic has the shakes then the alcohol has control of there entire system at that point.
Again! You are my savior! Only you can help me to understand the root of the problem! I wish you can make more videos about psychosis, anxiety, mood disorder, drug addiction, whatever!!! Thank you so much Dr. I am respectfully to you!
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I wish all of you that are enduring alcohol withdrawal and or DTs all of my prayers and love to you. I am a recovering addict, alcohol was never my thing. Don't get me wrong, I'm a hit or drink away from relapse should I ever give in to the disease.
Back to my reason for leaving this post. I had a friend that came back from Vietnam a heroine addict, plus he was a heavy drinker. I saw him twice going through heroine withdrawal. Nothing nice. While in college our instructor told us a heroine addict wants to die from withdrawal, a severe alcoholic runs a severe risk of actually dying from the withdrawals.
My heart goes out to each and every one of you.
Remember:
One Day at a time.
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I have been 3 years sober from major alcohol addiction and this is one of the best, if not the best, video that I have seen that explains what is going on. I now work as a Peer Support in a hospital and I am going to save this one to show my clients. Thanks!
Hi I have a question as I'm only 1 month and 6 days sober.....does it get better? Will my brain open up more? Will I be more outgoing? Will I get my happy fun personality back??? Am I gonna be shy and have no confidence at all or will I?
@@isacmelendez990 hey Isac. Yes you will get it back. I don’t know your story and it may be a long road. It’s taken me a long time. I really didn’t believe that I would get it back. I thought I would be going thru the motions forever. But now I’m enjoying the sun rising and the birds singing. Without just being like fuck everything. It takes time but it will get better. Having a community of people dedicated to your success is helpful. I am a peer support so anything I can do to help or encourage you I will try.
@@isacmelendez990 Hi Isac, I'm sorry, I don't usually comment on videos so I hadn't seen that you replied. And this is a question that is not easily answered. In general, yes you will start feeling better, your brain will come back "on line" you will start to be able to remember things and have a better concentration level. But, for me, just absence of the drug was not the only thing that I needed. To get my brain working again I have done some weird and some normal things. Like meditate, sit in silence and not feel negative emotions towards myself, read an actual physical book, I started learning a Spanish, and (this is kinda weird) but I started learning to write with my non-dominant hand. These types of things help build new pathways in our minds and like jump-start it. I had to engage in positive activities. And they are mind numbing at first. Going to a high school volleyball game and not drinking was absolute hell at the beginning. Really being around anyone that did not understand what I was going thru was hell at the beginning. Outpatient therapy helped. Honestly, mostly, because I knew that I couldn't drink or I would get kicked out of the program. I had to live in a recovery house with 6 other women. And I hated it, but it was the only way that I could stop the behavior. Another really helpful thing is to when you have a bad thought about yourself, stop immediately and focus on something positive. This thing of creating new neural pathways cant be understated in my opinion. One way that I think of it is so I have a certain way that I always used to drive home from work. And one day I had google maps on and it told me to go another way because it was faster. I had been driving this other way for years. And so now I intellectually knew the other way was better, but at first I would just forget to use it. Then when I remembered to use it, my brain had this like negative reaction, although I knew it was better logically. Finally, it got to be to where this new route was second nature but I'm talking like 6 months before this happened. And now I do not think of going that route at all. This is what we have to do with our brains. Just stopping to drink is not enough. You have to do something else. Another thing that has been helping me recently is looking at why I drank, what caused my emotions to be so messed up. You know "normal" or "average" people treat it like a moral failing. But that is not it. I have been researching ACE's (adverse childhood experiences) and understanding that I had 8 of 10. So I experienced a lot of trauma and I could finally forgive myself for not being the person that I had always wished that I was or the person that I had tried so hard to look like I was. Forgiving yourself may be one of the biggest things that gets talked about so little. But it is like how can people expect a house to stand in a storm when it never had a foundation to begin with.
Yes, it took me a long while to smile again. To feel comfortable in my own skin. And it is important to remember that your recovery journey is your own. You can seek guidance, but that does not mean that another person's way is right.
Another thing that has helped me are anti-depressants (because you have messed up your brain's pleasure response so nothing feels good. We programed our brains to get the "feel good" chemicals from outside of our bodies so it no longer produces them), medicines to replace gaba, anti anxiety meds, and for a while I took a medicine that is called Vivitrol which doesn't help with the bad feelings, but it does help with cravings. I didn't want to mention any medicines by name because I am not a doctor or a pharma rep, but this one is very safe, non addictive, and being used for a wide variety of addictive substances.
Having as many different things to help your recovery will help you to have a good outcome. Like make a team of people that help you.
It appears that I am out of space but if you have any specific questions you can email me @ sunshine11404@gmail and I will try to help.
Best, Heather
Did you have a seizure ? I’ve been drinking vodka all day for a few years now and scared
@@damien1781 Hi Damien, sorry I don't check my messages much. I would be careful. It is much easier to detox at a hospital with medications that will help prevent complications. I hated the idea of being stigmatized as an alcoholic in the beginning. I was drinking about 3 pints of heavy liquor per day. The first place I went to for help wanted me to go to a detox facility and I refused for about 6 months and things just got worse. I'm not a medical professional, just a person with experience with addiction and as a peer support in a hospital helping people with addiction. My honest advice is to talk to a doctor about what is going on. I know it is scary but doing this alone is hard if not impossible. Many factors would go into whether or not you have a seizure, like age, health, amount and time of drinking. But even if you don't have a seizure you should not try to do this alone.
My heart is too full of sadness, alcohol is my only escape from reality. I tried many times to stop. Divert. But nothing works.
I believe in you
Do you have the shakes yet..?
@@2needey1 during daytime when im not drunk.
Have you tried a Valium taper?
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I need to stop drinking definitely. Four solid days of hard drinking, I genuinely disgusted at myself. 18 cans, bottle of whiskey, two bottles of wine, and yagear as well. My head is down now. I thinking I need to stop all together so today is the day to quit.
Chris Stokes I hope ur still hanging in there with ur sobriety .. I am going through the same thing
@@jkweili I don't drink alot but when I do I binge very very bad. In four days of isolation I've drunk 18 cans, two bottles of wine, one bottle of whiskey and jager its crazy. I've stopped now ,my mind and body was ruined for days and days and even got shakes, sweats, anxiety etc.. I'm done with it, not touched anything for a week today.
I'm on day four of withdrawls. Insane panic attacks, heart rate, sweats, hot cold flashes, nausea, all of that. Hope you guys are doing well!!
@@saulgonzalez2122 I'm playing videogames to keep distracted and not trying to hard to have anxiety. I'm hanging on and the panic attacks honestly does fade.
Chris Stokes I am so glad to hear that.. I have tried stopping for about a year the farthest I get is a month then I feel better and be BORED out my mind , I lie and tell myself I’m just gonna have one drink and two fifths later I’m back drinking again.. today is day 1 of the 50th time I have tried to stop ugh
Gary Neville has switched from football to being a doctor. Excellent video, cheers Gary
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Alcohol dependence is not a subject for fun. I really hope that you or anybody whom you care about do not have to endure it. Seriously. I would not wish it on anyone. All the best 🙂
@@greglinski2208 I don't want to hear this I just want to get rid of my alcoholic father in my life I don't care about him because he doesn't care about me
@@dearoo4814 alcoholics put drinking before anything else because they are ill. You obviously know nothing about it. It’s an illness. They don’t do it for fun
I am actually going through this . I drink because I have an anxiety and became dependant on alchohol since the age of 17 and I am now 28 . So 11 years of drinking. Thank god I have the support of my family and I have been sober for 7 days going at it alone until I broke down to my mom earlier today because I couldnt take the shakiness and anxiety . I finally opened up to her and I hope that I can continue on to be sober . I went cold turkey (from drinking everyday)and I think thats why its hitting me so hard . I hope the people who are going through this heal aswell. Much love.
This is exactly whats going on with me. Even the same age, still cant stop:(
@@mitchellborgen9 hey try to get some support it really helps and or try to go to a doctor atleast for a consultation and explain to them the problem and they will help aswell . Theres alot of AA meetings online aswell that I just found out about and I hope things go well for you . Its a good feeling and sense of accomplishment once you stop and I wont say that the anxiety would go away right after because mine hasnt . But it has gotten better . I wish you nothing but the best of luck and hope you can het through this .
how much would you drink a night If u don’t mind me asking? And did u suffer from any major withdrawals after quiting ?
How did you take the shakiness away
To anyone going through this HELL right now, you're not alone. Keep faith. We can get better.
I went from drinking every once in a blue moon to weekend drinking to every day… I have been feeling crazy in my mind such as having anxiety at work or out in public , shakes and depression . I cannot wait to stop drinking because it has caused relationship problems, problems at my work and just mentally destroying me. Does anyone else feel any of this when they arnt drinking? Could all this mental feelings be due to alcohol abuse?
Going through it right now, I've been drinking the last 3 years basically every day to the point where I'd put away 1.5L bottle of rum in about a week plus beers. I've been cutting down and it's rough not being able to sleep well and wake up with tremors and shakes and heart palpitations, plus it's been a bind in my relationship with my GF bc she's noticed my mood change never wanting to go out or be as adventurous as before. I've told her I need her help bc she's the only one that can calm me down and want to delay that first drink as long as possible or almost not even drink at all.
I think this is my problem as well. The spiral! Once I start i hate myself, I'm self depreciating, depressed and anxious. I can't bring myself to do the simplest things like brushing my teeth. I'm always in pain and the booze fixes the mental burdens and pain. Last doctor visit I had a while back labs came back fine so I was so confused and just kept on drinking to numb myself. I'm hurting the people I love but I'm in pain. I'm trying to quit, tapering for now.
You are the first person I have seen enplane rebound with alcohol in a way that actually explains what is going on.
I'm a paramedic working in the hospital setting now, and didn't learn much about this particular topic in training. It's come up about use of the CIWA-AR and I just didn't really understand it, so I've been studying today. This helps me understand the reasons why the score works and how benzo's help treat the symptoms.
So thanks youtube then 😅
Valium off the doctor are a big help.
I have a problem, I'm hungover again. Sometimes when I am I just like to vent. I drink once every week, No exception. I started to cope with nerves and anxiety when going to classes. Now it's a routine a must for me. I can't go out downtown to do an errand without drinking while walking, then I come back and go for the rest of the day. Sometimes I just pass out on bed without noticing. Now I also got the practice of smoking weed when I get drunk. I get anxious, I want to stop but I can't. The most I've been sober is a week.
My wife was diagnosed with stage 3 liver failure and she started having seizures with her DT's when she cold Turkey-ed her drinking. They put her on 30 MG Valium per-day and she's fine now. The transplant committee says they are OK with Valium but if she takes ONE DRINK she will NEVER get a liver! ASK YOUR DR. FOR VALIUM (30mg PD) if your having uncontrollable withdrawals! You can taper Valium but plan on 2 years as it takes a LONG time to do it without going through hell.
I hope your wife is still doing great!
It’s sad I only understand I have a problem when I’m driving alcohol it feels as if the problems I’m tryna avoid while drinking hit harder but somehow I like the feeling I want to be better and I will
As a microbiologist on the cusp of giving up booze, this was extremely helpful
Does anyone here experiencing very hard and fast palpitations like having a heart attack after drinking alcohol
Tristan Louise Contaoi Yes.
Ur2ez4me81 can u give me tips of your recovery
Tristan Louise Contaoi Yes brother. Turn to the lord first & foremost bc this is a spiritual battle. I know everyone’s situation it is different but it was a demon that was passed down from my abusive drunk father too me. My pride blinded me to the fact that I thought I was better than my father & years of heavy drinking I became worse or just as bad as my Father. Denial & deception is one of the tools the enemy uses to trap us. I still remember all of the shame I felt as I poured that last bottle down the drain all the while tears streamed down my face. Knowing the pain I caused others & how things got so bad I pushed my own Wife & kids out of my house away from me... So the first step was to tell myself that I had a major problem & that I was hurting myself & others. The second step was surrendering this addiction to God & allowing him to cut off this demon of addiction. This is the thing that will make you feel sickly during withdrawal & make you feel confused. Yes it physical but make no mistake about it is Satans Demons last desperate attempt to dragging you back into this trap. You will experience some nasty symptoms. Most of mine symptoms involved dry heaving & also vomiting. Shaking & trembling, heart palpitations, severe confusion & hallucinations. One night as I was praying to the lord Satan or one of his demons tried attacking me. I’m not going to describe it all in detail but this hideous face appeared out of the dark. It was attempting to mock me as I prayed & it was trying to make me feel guilty & as I prayed it moved it’s lips along with mine like it was mocking & mimicking me every step of the way. Suddenly the thought popped into my head that it would be best to kill myself than to go on further in this life & that because all of the pain I had caused it would be better if I killed myself that way I wouldn’t be such a burden. I almost broke down while praying but then I felt the urge to use my authority through Christ & rebuke that evil. I told this demon that I am a child of God, how dare you try to tell me to harm myself & I am done with this addiction. I surrendered this addiction with alcohol & I am forgiven for what I have done! That was the last time that I was attacked by the devil & yes going on almost 4 years of being sober I’ve been tempted to drink but I don’t want or need it... I’ve been to parties where you can tell that the people drinking seem to need it just to have a good time which is not true... So having said all that brother the first steps I would take is turning to the lord & admitting to him that you have a major problem. Ask him to forgive you & that you will need protection & strength from him as you journey down this path to recovery. Surrender this addiction to God. The withdrawal symptoms should last for only about 2 - 2.5 weeks & then the symptoms should fade. As far as the heart palpitations have you ever gotten checked by a doctor for that? I too had that as a result of a slight heart murmur when I was like 18 & it ended up correcting itself over the years. As far as my diet I didn’t eat too much during this time period, it was just enough to get by day to day but I did drink lots of water & non caffeinated drinks. You can do this brother... Just remember even though we walk away from the lord, Jesus Christ will never abandon us or give us too much that we can’t handle, even though it feels like it at times, he will never leave us... Anything else I can help you out with let me know...
Tristan Louise Contaoi Are you alone or do you have family members around to help?
Yes ill drink massive amounts of alcohol for days no sleep also on coke and it makes me feel like I'm having extremely fast heartbeat. I'm a week off coke currently I'm scared to go thru both at once. Good luck
It's very tricky. I been and on and off this year.
1 month sober, 1 month drinking, 1 month sober , 1 month drinking .
When i'm on alcoholic mode i drink usually 24 white claws during the day.
The withdrawals suck, and i've always been a shy guy so thats why i mute the shyness with being drunk at work. I'm a salesman also, and I know my clients can smell it off me but dont say anything. In fact when im buzz at work some clients have flirted with me and have invited me to go to the bar after I'm off work.
I don't know its a very tough decision because yes It feels very good , but I need to stop.
Because being sober is ten times better and you have more money to invest or save .
@Jack Simons of course
100x better being sober i damn near spend 500$ a month on alcohol and cigs but i hear u my friend i used to have to have atleast 3 shots before i go into work or kept a bottle in my car for breaks i know what its like. But if u can do 1 on and one off you have it in you to stop completely your more ready than you think you're!
I gave up alcohol for 6 months. Felt great and thought that I’m not a alcoholic. When back to drinking moderately. Ended up drinking every other day for a year. Then I went on a 7 month sobriety. And again started drinking every other day. I keep fooling myself. Denial it’s a terrible human trait. Going to try to get off this roller coaster for good.
Brother how are u , I hope you are doing good, Jesus Christ will help you get over this horrible addiction ❤️
I have watched this video multiple times and very much appreciate the visual aids. Excellent video!
Ive been trying to stop drinking so much but life isnt as fun...im often bored and I feel like I need a "High" after a long day of boredom...
Today marks my 1st week without drinking It wasn't easy but I'm happy I made it and I look forward to the 1 month mark
That’s wonderful!!! The first week is the hardest especially the first 3 days!! 🙌 well done keep it going
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Thank you for this informative video. I have relapsed so many times but I am determined to get there. If only I had understood the dangers when I was a youngster. I pray that the message of the dangers gets through to the youth today.🙏
thats the best concise but detailed and indepth explanation ive ever seen/heard. very well done.
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I'm addicted to anything that helps me escape, mostly drugs but luckily my access to it has been cut off for a while but alcohol has become my new addiction as its so readily available and accessible
It's way too easy and cheap to aquire. Idk how it's legal
Tony stark teaching me about alcohol. Nice
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Now I can't unsee him as tony.
His accent makes me feel things
I’m 21. Have about a third litre of vodka a day, unless I’m goingout and I’ll have at least 12 drinks on top of that. I’ve been to detox for a week and failed. I didn’t know what I wanted. Now I’m possibly going to rehab (my choice). I want to live a life without alcohol for breakfast, lunch and dinner. People don’t take me serious when I say “I have an alcohol problem” when I’m 21. They say “don’t we all. We’ve all been there when we’ve had too much” I tried coming off it on my own once and was the worst experience of my life. Genuinely thought it was how I was going to die. Ur body is screaming at u. Good luck to u all I’m proud of u!
How are you doing?
Thank you. It's my brain that's the problem. I've really crutched w the alcohol to numb my intrusive thoughts. I hate it and yet I continue. I wish I could go to rehab but I'm too afraid. I don't want to die or hurt anyone.
With my alcohol withdrawal I had couple of seizures after that no more alcohol
Scary
You must have drank a lot then. I went cold turkey. I started working out in the gym and never had I withdrawals
That's my worse nightmare in gonna have one day
You think you're okay. You're in control....you're not...admit defeat...find salvation....alcohol is the destroyer of world's.....good luck to all of you. You all have my hope, my love, and my support. I wish all of you recovery. I've been struggling for years and only recently have i admitted I have a problem. That's the first step.
Been in brain fog for almost a whole month after opioid detox. I used to get 156 on an IQ test. Yes, i work in government because of it. Yes i work in intelligence. Yes they knew i became an addict, it was part of my cover... no they didnt know that it continued for years after the assignment... now here i am on vacation detoxing... and my brain is fucked. I go back to work next week and i still cant even finish a task. This is getting frustrating. Thanks for the help tho. Alcoholism and opioid addiction does share similarities.
I hope your recovery is going well! Hope all your brain fog is lifted, hope everything is great back at work. I hope you have a great support system. Good luck to you.
I am an alcoholic. I was sober 9months started again 1 month ago I respect this explanantion and never can ever drink again. Bless those who are going through their withdrawals and addition be strong this video is spot on. Beleive in yourself ❤
I was fully a functioning alcoholic for 22 years. Awakening at 3AM one morning, I looked around the room and saw beer can litter all about. Wastebasket, night stand, dresser, opened and unopened trash, empties and half finished cans of beer. Staggering into the bathroom, it was the same, more beer can litter. Into the kitchen, a fresh 12-pack on the dinner table, still in the bag with receipt, never opened, the refrigerator door ajar, another full 12-pack there as well.
Now it struck me that I was living an alcohol haze with blackouts. All I did was go to work and then get drunk until I passed out. For shame! I cleaned up the entire apartment and threw ALL the beer away, opened or not. Opened the windows and turned on every fan. Went to the grocery at 7AM AND BOUGHT FRESH VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND JUICES. Became a vegan. Bought muilti-vitamin supplements, always taking 150% of daily dosage, and never, ever looked back. Alcohol scares me now. I am 35+ years sober and have accomplished much. Yeah! Never went to any treatment or clinic or nothing. Veganism was best for my liver as it was easier to digest food (Liver! A digestive organ among other things!)
Doctors found Stage 3 Liver disease. I STOPPED just in time. My brother died of ESLD (Stage 4) at age 62. In emergency room at hospital he was vomiting coffee grounds blood and stopped breathing. Emergency tracheotomy got him breathing and for 10 days they IV'd him with packed red blood cells, minerals, and he had 1 paracentesis. Portal vein exploded in his esophagus, requiring surgery. Told he had 30 days to live, he went home and drank himself to a choking on vomit death.
WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease. WHATEVER you must do, stop the disease.
I NEED HELP PLEASE 😞 I’m going done hill fast....but it helps me
I'm in the same boat. Going back to AA tomorrow
Good luck to you
I feel u brother same boat also but I don't Wana do AA 😭
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Thank for the break down of what my brain is dealing with. I sincerely mean it and I do thank you for the breakdown of the science of it I hope you continue to help more people because you helped me
As always, awesome explanation.
Kudos for the Video clip! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you heard about - Saankramer Life Card System (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now)? It is a smashing one off guide for learning how to stop drinking minus the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my work colleague after a lifetime of fighting got excellent results with it.
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Dr. Mike here again doing what he does best - bring clarity!
Just started to drink a pretty decent amount no hard liquor just beer or white claw but damn good thing I saw this before I got sucked in it was getting to almost ever day
Wyatt Obrien It can happen so fast & you don’t even realize it... For me I felt so ashamed that I was alienating & pushing away the people that loved me & cared about me... 😢
I've been drinking HARD every single day since I was about 15 years old.
I wake up vibrating every morning.
You made the right choice. You don't want this.
Keep going strong, man.
@@RIPIZZY I feel your pain. Every day is a struggle not to drink. I've still not quit. Down to 2 or 3 times a week so I guess that's something.
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@@jamesmorris7420 can easily go a week or even a month without drinking but when i do, i just drink way too much. idk how to solve this issue. How is it going so far with you
Thanks! Very good explanation of withdrawal mechanism. Sometimes simply to understand, what is actually happening to your system can be an important first step on the way of keeping it clean
Trying to stop my drinking, as I just finished a bottle……fuck, it’s hard…I Need to do it for my family…..
Good luck! Be strong, you can do it :)
So basically he is saying to not have withdrawal and seizures is to find help from a Dr. To prescribe you benzos. Which doesn't make sense if you're and alcoholic there most likely to stray away from that idea. And if so it's needing to be monitored. So you don't have to get hooked on another substance and getting weaned of it as well. There's got to be more prescription that can help with withdrawal and seizures. Nice presentation.
Seriously and once you feel the high of the benzo AND the booze together your gonna love it way more than drinking alone. That's where my problem started, fucking Xanax
I tried to stop so many times do a few months then go back to my old ways. But this last time has been the worst. I was drinking 3 days straight had a big argument with girlfriend, and broke the TV and door and got arrested.
Now my girlfriend hates me and I'm sleeping on some small apartment just contemplating all sorts.
Today is day 3..... I feel so bad but I just want to beat this problem and never go back.
Have things gotten better? I wish the best for you I truly do.
@JackWillistone-ic3pn I managed around 3 month but then hit the booze again. But mentally I am in a much better place. I drink 1-2 times a week instead of everyday and regularly exercising. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get back with my girlfriend but I'm over her now. Thank you for your kind words they mean a lot
My dads been declining it’s really sad to see , the saddest part is that he doesn’t want to get better he’s made up his mind that he’s going to die but he’s bluffing to himself. Which is the worst part
I had the shakes, the sweats. I didn’t sleep or eat for two weeks. When I say I didn’t sleep I mean that!!! I was just constantly awake. And I had bad diarrhea for a week. One day I had awful cramps
Why do most of you quit it like it was some koolaid or sth? This thing is a drug and it requires tapering off slowly.
My boy. I see this was recent. And I am 24 years old and never really thought I had a problem. Yanno, just bing drinking on the weekends, which I know is not the best. But but I picked it up a little am cutting wayyyy back even on the weekends. But dude, I’m sweating like sooo bad at night and haven’t gotten more than 1 hour of sleep in the past 5 days. Any advice??? Also the bottom of my feet inside the arch keep tingling which is weird
@@jhuliencarter857 I'm a recovered alcoholic and had the same experience with my feet years ago. I'm no doctor, but it looks like the beginning of alcoholic neuropathy. I know alcoholics who can hardly walk now. I pray you can find the power to stop. Good luck.
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@@commentscopyrightattorney5543 An alcoholic CAN'T taper off. He doesn't have the power.
It’s day 6 of me being sober after almost a year of me drinking everyday with my SO because it was a really rough year for both of us. Withdrawls fucking suck and make you feel like you’re going crazy and want to die but once you are past that it’s so satisfying
This is really cool! Never even thought of this but it makes so much sense.
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I’m really struggling rn…. I’ve always had a problem with alcohol but this is the worst bender. I’ve had to make up lies to not show up for work
Can binge drinking once or twice every two of three weeks cause these problems too ?I binge drank for two days and now I’m noticing I’m a lot more irritable out of no where
Mike Jones pretty sure it can’t mate but everyone’s different
Yes you are creating a habit and the irritability is your body craving alcohol
It will catch up to you
Eh maybe in the short term at takes the body a few days to fully recover from a drinking binge
I've not binged drunk for five weeks almost. I was the same, didn't drink every day but once or twice every other week heavy. It effects your brain and well being, and totally screws up your anxiety. Kick the habit and genuinely your anxiety comes down after a few weeks
Thank you for that in-depth detail and understanding of the dependency of what alcohol does to the human body. Thank you all the way from Flagstaff AZ.
Simply put and easy to follow thank you!
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INovember 27th 2000 is my birthday, I’m 21 as of typing this. Ever since my birthday, I have not had one night without drinking. I don’t get hangovers. I have finished a pint of 100 proof tivarsky vodka every day for the last like 3 months. I don’t know what to do. My father was an alcoholic. I drink because I don’t see a way out of this life around me. I don’t know why I’m ever typing this. I love you guys
I'm sorry I hope you're doing better
Beautifully succinct!
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I've accepted at this point that very few days ago by without rationalizing drinking in the evening... Every evening... I was an opioid addict turned alcoholic.. addiction is addiction whether legal or otherwise.. I find quitting alcohol more difficult than quitting crack and heroin at the same time
.. btw, I was "clean" from heroin by way of methadone.. then I got off methadone and nosedived into alcoholism because it was easier to remain addicted than to face who I am as a human.. I feel like we should be doing something.. choices are made but consequences happen.
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I have have just made the decision to quit alcohol. I have been drinking every night after work for years I know this isn't normal today I have made the choice. Last night I reheated the takeaway pizza whilst my family was asleep. And I crashed out with the oven still on. Sub conscious I could smell burning in my sleep. But stayed in a drunken coma only to wake up and realise I nearly burnt the house down. My hands are up and I need help. I have been I recovery for 5 years due to a gambling addiction and now the drink has taken over. I want a normal life I have to beat these deamons.
oh we will beat them! two weeks sober for me, yeah I have a burn scare trying to take a pizza out of my countertop oven, when drinking. Good luck! and we can do it... 😊.. we will break those chains to that bottle!!
@@bengiarraputo9357 Thanks for your support. I know this is going to be hard. I regret drinking every morning for the last 10 years. I tell myself every day things need to change. Well now I'm fighting back I've had enough.👊
@@oneway2971 I started rehab, it's a five week program. The hardest thing was making that phone call.. Kingsway Recovery in Mullica Hill NJ.. I felt so out of place walking in there for the first time. Still not comfortable with the environment but hopefully I adjust. It's an outpatient program. When I went in, which I sat in my car for awhile, had to get up the nerve. Lol.. I felt a sense of not belonging, like, this isn't me.... First day of a new school kid jitters...
@@bengiarraputo9357 mate I started GA 5 years ago and never gambled since and still going strong dont need the meetings now thank god but now it's the drinking I have fight this one hard always been a drinker from the age of 15 years old and 43 this year. Worked in construction from 15 always played sport and still do its more like being a functional alcoholic I just want it gone now.
Social distancing made me do it! 🍺🍻🥂🍾🍷🥃🍸🍹🍶
I've been completely sober for long run , all good ! All the best . Thx American MD doctor . Thx for lecture ! Look how my physic became . Never be others financial plan , I financial plan others through my skillset ! Stay consistently never let any poisons get into my royal body .
Wow that was the best explanation on UA-cam that i could find.
The best summarization of something relatively complex
I’m a drug and alcohol counselor in a detox clinic and I teach the same kind of messages to my patients once they detox from alcohol…I would like a copy of your book I saw 👀 n the info about the program please give me some information about how to obtain it or join your team to promote your classes/groups. Thanks for everything you do for people you are the real deal in the fight for life.
I’m drunk again for the 1500th day in a row. Hoping to change soon. For now i will keep building knowledge on the subject of alcoholism
Keep me updated!
Amazon sells a good book about the dangers of alcohol "Alcohol: The Mind and Body Killer".
Because of the legality and prevalence of alcoholic beverages, many people are unaware that alcohol is a potent drug that causes first excitement and then paralysis of the nervous system, leading to dangerous diseases including diabetes, cancer, and mental disorders. The book describes the mechanisms of action and the negative consequences of alcohol use.
Yesterday i had 3 beers, most days i have 20 plus, today will be no beer and i already feel it, hope i can stop, please send prayers
Alcohol withdrawal took away my ability to relax and sleep more than anything as well as palpitations etc. i started Taurine 500 mg to 1000mg at night with 300mg magnesium glycinate and sleep like a baby now. I used to be up til 11 am no sleep freaking out with anxiety snd heightened senses and now i can relax and drift to sleep peacefully. Anyone going through bad anxiety and sleep problems needs to utlize this!
2 years at least sober. Need to for many reasons , health, marriage,etc, but especially for my daughter. Shes going to college soon. Don't want her meeting anyone like me.
Thank you for this video, I am really interested in the mental health aspect of the medical field. Very very interesting.
Yeah, I started drinking when I was at the peak of my depression and I really thought it helped. 8 years later, I couldn't stop. I'm slowing it down as much as possible until I have control over it. 3 days so far I've been trying. I thought withdrawal was a joke but, here I am. All those side effects? absolutely real. Good luck partners.. It sucks ass. Like really. I hate this so fucking much.
Hey Ty. I'm 3 days also. I hope your doing much better today.
@@mountainmama8932 You too.. I keep bouncing back to drinking more than I should. I'm trying though. Thank you for your concern, and I wish the best for you. Stay real. I appreciate it. and... God bless.
The Kindling effect must be true. It didn't take alot of alcohol to withdraw badly this last time.
Its absolutely true whether completely rooted in science or not. I went on a 4 day bend with high alcohol beers and two maybe 3 fifths of tequila, had wds for 4 or 5 days that were pretty intense and from that took a break for 6 weeks. Got back into the bottle and went on a 3 day bend consisting of no more than half of the previous bender. Wds came on so fucking strong and intensely had I not learned while panicking that I needed to immediately start tapering, I likely would have died of heart failure or seizure. Alcohol is a fucking crazy substance what it can do to your body. Honestly wds made me respect it so much more, and finally fear it enough to just have to remind myself of those times anytime I get the feeling of wanting a drink. One is too many and a thousand is never enough
My grandma died from alcohol withdrawal. My mom had a really tough time. After over a decade of drinking I decided to break the cycle. I’ve been sober 8 months now. I’m lucky. I really didn’t have any withdrawal. I had a fast heart rate and sweating for 24 hours. Craving for about 3 days and then I was fine. I won’t ever go back.
The withdrawals are not bad if you have Is the right medications to help you with throwing up diarrhea and the shakes.. The hardest part is the cravings after you become sober. Librium and konopin are very good medicine
I'm 24h sober