Tonight: Britain's Secret Drinkers

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024
  • Lucy Rocca co-founder of Soberistas appears on the tonight programme and tells her story.
    Health experts are warning that Britain's home drinking habits are having a serious impact on the health of the nation and it's largely going undetected.
    Around about a quarter of the UK population are drinking more than they should and around ten per cent of the UK population are drinking more than twice as much as the government guidelines.

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  • @silentforest7147
    @silentforest7147 4 роки тому +107

    6 years sober next week. For anyone knowing they need to stop but are afraid of what life would be like without alcohol....it gets better.

    • @rosesentha
      @rosesentha 3 роки тому +3

      Congrats! And yes, life gets much better without alcohol! Craig Beck videos can be extremely helpful for those of you looking to beat alcohol: ua-cam.com/users/StopDrinkingExpert

    • @BrownNomura
      @BrownNomura 3 роки тому +4

      keep it up king

    • @stephenfermoyle4578
      @stephenfermoyle4578 3 роки тому +1

      it really does

    • @tonymorph3672
      @tonymorph3672 3 роки тому +4

      I have tried quitting more times than I can remember. I always get bored and end up back at the pub.

    • @silentforest7147
      @silentforest7147 3 роки тому +4

      @@tonymorph3672 Push past that. It gets easier. Better. Take up new hobbies or interests, or pick up ones that might have fallen away from life because of drinking.

  • @Fareplay.
    @Fareplay. 8 років тому +315

    I thought i'd been secretly drinking when I saw the quality of the video

  • @Ailuj234
    @Ailuj234 5 років тому +122

    Almost 27 years sober. Worth it. I know that I am worth it😊

    • @briansilver6196
      @briansilver6196 5 років тому +13

      27 years that is amazing, I'm 5 years 6 months soba and my life gets better and better every day, thank u aa

    • @adriankingdon3055
      @adriankingdon3055 4 роки тому +5

      I drink a certain brand of shampoo- because I’m worth it.

    • @briansilver6196
      @briansilver6196 4 роки тому +8

      @@adriankingdon3055 I'm sure you got a bubbly personality then

    • @godisgreat5141
      @godisgreat5141 4 роки тому +2

      Keep up the hard work....yes its alot of work for any addict to be clean...especially alcohol cause its sold everywhere and legal

    • @Chris-lz1fs
      @Chris-lz1fs 4 роки тому +4

      Great going! I hope to reach that milestone one day myself. I passed my 11th year anniversary date on the 28th May and I know there's a better life for me, the previous drunk life was a nightmare!

  • @ct5274
    @ct5274 2 роки тому +21

    33 months sober and don't miss the poison one bit.

    • @JonnaaM
      @JonnaaM Рік тому

      Keep the alcohol out of your mouth

    • @casperoomen9111
      @casperoomen9111 Рік тому

      Keep going brother!!
      You must have great sleep now👌🏻

  • @ronlussier8570
    @ronlussier8570 4 роки тому +41

    20 months sober - hasn't been comfortable, but it has been worth it. my sobriety took jail, several times in detox and eventually treatment, but when sobriety finally took, I am grateful

  • @damian-795
    @damian-795 Рік тому +8

    *Below is the truth from the Cambridge University study. This show NO benefits to alcohol consumption at all, and it can only do harm*
    Going teetotal is the only way to avoid risking health with alcohol, scientists have claimed.
    A major global study has concluded there is no safe limit to alcohol consumption.
    Previous research suggested that moderate levels of alcohol - around one drink a day for women and two for men - may protect against heart disease.
    But the authors of the new study insist that any benefits from drinking alcohol are outweighed by the harms.
    Alcohol is socially normal, but it`s a grade A Carcinogen like tobacco. Alcohol is a registered poison like bleach and creosote. Alcohol makes you less intelligent ( long term also) , reduces body hair including eyelash, shrinks the brain, shrinks men's testicles, produces high oestrogen in men and reduced testosterone. Reduces muscle growth and development by up 40 % due to protein synthesis uptake being messed up. It`s also bad for every organ in the body, mainly liver & kidneys. Causes, and is linked to seven different types of cancer.
    Red wine is not good for you as many claim, red grape juice is. The ethanol in red wine negates any positive`s and is dangerous.
    They estimate that consuming just one drink per day increases the risk of developing one of 23 alcohol-related health problems by 0.5%, compared with not drinking at all.
    'Strong association between alcohol consumption and risk of cancer'
    US lead researcher Dr Max Griswold, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, said: “Previous studies have found a protective effect of alcohol on some conditions, but we found that the combined health risks associated with alcohol increase with any amount of alcohol.
    “In particular, the strong association between alcohol consumption and the risk of cancer, injuries, and infectious diseases offset the protective effects for ischaemic heart disease in women in our study.
    “Although the health risks associated with alcohol start off being small with one drink a day, they then rise rapidly as people drink more.”
    The scientists pooled together data from 592 studies with a total of 28 million participants to assess the global health risks associated with alcohol.
    A standard alcohol drink was defined as one containing 10 grams of alcohol.
    The team used a new statistical method to estimate the risks of consuming between zero and 15 standard alcohol drinks each day.
    Drinking alcohol is seventh leading risk factor for premature death
    Globally, around one in three people - or 2.4 billion - drink alcohol, said the researchers, whose findings are reported in The Lancet medical journal.
    Each year, 2.2% of women and 6.8% of men die from alcohol-related health problems including cancer, tuberculosis and liver disease.
    Other harmful consequences from drinking alcohol included accidents and violence.
    Worldwide, drinking alcohol was the seventh leading risk factor for overall premature death and disease in 2016, the study found.
    However among people aged 15 to 49 it was the most important risk factor, accounting for 3.8 of women’s and 12.2% of men’s deaths.
    For people over the age of 50, cancers were the leading cause of alcohol-related deaths. They were responsible for 27.1% of alcohol-related deaths of women and 18.9% of men.
    The 0.5% increase in risk meant that 918 people per 100,000 who consumed one alcoholic drink a day would develop a health problem compared with 914 who did not drink.
    The relative increase in risk rose to 7% for people who consumed two drinks a day and soared to 37% for those who downed five drinks.
    Any protection against heart disease, stroke and diabetes offered by alcohol turned out to be “not statistically significant”, said the researchers.
    Drinking patterns varied greatly around the world, the study found.
    Denmark had the highest proportion of alcohol consumers, 95.3% of women and 97.3% of men, and Pakistan and Bangladesh the lowest. Just 0.8% of Pakistani men and 0.3% of Bangladeshi women drank alcohol.
    Men in Romania and women in Ukraine drank the most - 8.2 and 4.2 drinks per day respectively.
    Professor Emmanuela Gakidou, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, said: “Worldwide we need to revisit alcohol control policies and health programmes, and to consider recommendations for abstaining from alcohol.”

  • @shaynewest8757
    @shaynewest8757 3 роки тому +40

    Stopped drinking all together 2 years ago and its so good to have a comma in my bank account again.

    • @6brad9
      @6brad9 3 роки тому

      Thats that made me stop weekend were meeting up gin bitter lemon £520 month just on gin and thats not included pint bottles of harp

  • @hannecatton2179
    @hannecatton2179 4 роки тому +19

    Don´t be fooled. It is not just in Britain. It is worldwide.

    • @n_krzem
      @n_krzem 6 місяців тому +1

      Not really, I've been living in Poland for the last 2 years, always thought the Poles were big drinkers, but drinking on weekdays is not common here... unless there's addiction, obviously. You wouldn't see people going to a pub every day. Same in Hungary

  • @SoberIrishman
    @SoberIrishman 3 роки тому +24

    As a recovering alcoholic i can say that it is so much better not having it as any part of my life.
    Alcoholism = daily worries of how much do i have to drink, how drunk can I be and still able to drive to the store for more, the hangover, how to manage it, etc. The problems multiply as the addiction is worse and worse.

  • @RLow67
    @RLow67 7 років тому +80

    I can only imagine the damage I've done to my body in my teenage years of hardcore binge drinking every weekend. Blackouts were normal and even funny to us. Alas, no more do I drink, and hopefully my body can recover. Alcohol is just awful

    • @vtecpreludevtec
      @vtecpreludevtec 7 років тому +1

      The Recluse young nz ers call it coma ing,drink till b out.

    • @samswoman2009
      @samswoman2009 6 років тому +10

      I quit 5 years ago when I realized all it did was make me tired. Now a have a severe histamine intolerance and couldn't start drinking again if I wanted to. That's the best thing that ever happened to me.

    • @SoberIrishman
      @SoberIrishman 3 роки тому +8

      Every new day is the best day to stop drinking for good....🍀

    • @jamiejosh96
      @jamiejosh96 2 роки тому +1

      Not a lot, your liver recovers if you don’t go to far

  • @coomavoon1928
    @coomavoon1928 Рік тому +13

    Lifes is better without alcohol. Alcohol has no benefits full stop

  • @byebyebadman2313
    @byebyebadman2313 3 роки тому +10

    You can live without alcohol but not your liver...

  • @grimlund
    @grimlund 7 років тому +16

    Heavy drinking trashes your psyche too. If I binge drinking on a saturday I can hardly get out of bed the whole of sunday. If I manage to get out I can hardly see people in their eyes and things like that. I´m so totaly fucked up in the head. If the cell phone rings I almost get a heart attack. This can last all the way to monday.

    • @vtecpreludevtec
      @vtecpreludevtec 7 років тому

      grimlund you and me have alcohol kindling,googl it

    • @PatchedThePipe
      @PatchedThePipe 7 років тому

      That’s just the fear... everyone gets that

  • @mohammadsameerkakar3112
    @mohammadsameerkakar3112 4 роки тому +13

    If they stop romanticing Alkohol in movies and shows then maybe the young generations will realize that how much they lie to us.

    • @bettykhuboni8758
      @bettykhuboni8758 3 роки тому

      Wow.....thank u for your comment. It makes sense. TV glamorize alcohol making it sexy and cool. The advertisement of alcohol on tv as well is world class.

  • @susandruce1064
    @susandruce1064 8 років тому +34

    as i worked in the hostelry trade i noticed that when the smoking ban kicked in the pubs began to empty and more people began to drink at home or elswear,now many yrs later you only have to walk up the road on bin day and the bins are full of bottles and cans

    • @sidewindersid4180
      @sidewindersid4180 5 років тому +1

      Fair observation.

    • @catatonicable
      @catatonicable 4 роки тому +1

      Exactly, then ppl get 'rat arsed' at home, in the pub you wouldn't as its not
      quite sociably acceptable...?

    • @daviniarobbins9298
      @daviniarobbins9298 Рік тому

      There was probably way too many pubs anyway. A lot of them closed down around here after the smoking ban came in.
      I don't know how people can afford to drink a bottle of wine every day. They cost about £5 each and those are the cheap ones in supermarkets. Wine isn't to my taste, I find it sour tbh.

  • @samswoman2009
    @samswoman2009 6 років тому +30

    'I don't want to stop drinking. What should I do?'
    'You should stop drinking...'
    Best advice ever

    • @Jezza_One
      @Jezza_One 4 роки тому +8

      Advice that never works. You have to want to stop.

    • @olly_evans
      @olly_evans 2 роки тому +1

      Well no one in her position wants to stop do they...

  • @Sr19769p
    @Sr19769p 4 роки тому +15

    Bet every 'concerned' reporter in this documentary went home and cracked open the Chablis

  • @stevenbishop8625
    @stevenbishop8625 8 років тому +60

    one reason so many people drink is to fill a void, society had changed alot and nowdays we spend all of our energy at work and when we finish our Jobs we feel tired and we have not truely acheived things that we need these things can not be acheived in our Jobs or money or shopping. Basically we need to do the right thing and if your job is doing somthing which is not right then quit it.

    • @eb7446
      @eb7446 6 років тому +8

      I understand the sentiment, but this idea we can all change it individually isn't true. It's not possible for everyone to just quit their jobs, it's not how our system works. Work isn't a bad thing, but we don't work for the betterment of humanity, or our neighbours, ourselves ect. we primarily do work for profit(which primarily benefits the profit holders) and there's the issue. Business is pretty soulless most of the time.

    • @Wood-16
      @Wood-16 4 роки тому +1

      FACTS 💯

    • @wendycarter5718
      @wendycarter5718 3 роки тому +3

      Life was far harder in the 1930 40 50 60’s !! Back then any money was needed for survival !! We are far wealthier now ! We can afford to booze !!!

    • @keymeter1917
      @keymeter1917 7 місяців тому +1

      Preach. 👌💯♥️

  • @andreabarnfather8972
    @andreabarnfather8972 4 роки тому +11

    Anyone who uses alcohol as a coping mechanism is on a very slippery slope...

  • @LargeEnsemble
    @LargeEnsemble 3 роки тому +14

    No pun intended, but I made all the excuses myself while I was drinking and of course, I ignored the warnings of co workers and superiors. Socially, I paid a high price for calling people while being drunk (even without knowing it). Friends and family members were really mad and some didn’t want to have contact.
    It began with a can of whiskey and coca cola, increased to a bottle of spirits every day. Until my stomach wouldn‘t tolerate alcohol anymore. I didn‘t know, that I was dealing with depression, emptyness, family history; until I saw an addiction therapist.
    Just speaking for myself, I don‘t miss alcohol and smoking, which I also quit. And I don‘t think, that it is an issue when one is sober while being in a social setting. As far as I am concerned, when someone doesn‘t accept that I don‘t drink alcohol, then he/she isn’t just the right person to meet.
    I don‘t blame advertising. Chocolate, fast food, junk food, etc. are also advertised, but I don‘t have to buy it, if I don‘t want to.

  • @fortuner123
    @fortuner123 Рік тому +5

    They don't actually give up alcohol they just dream about the day they get their next drink .

  • @Penny_Royalty
    @Penny_Royalty 3 роки тому +8

    Depending on how long these people like Jillian have been drinking you can’t just say stop for 6 months. Cold turkey alcohol withdrawal is dangerous. It can kill you depending on the severity of your problem. I wish they would have talked more about that, and a reasonable plan to wean her off.

    • @maryoleary5044
      @maryoleary5044 2 роки тому +4

      Completely agree...the doctors on this aren't seening the big picture

  • @Johnphilips1234
    @Johnphilips1234 10 років тому +32

    The difference between alcoholics and normal drinkers it seems is tolerance. People often seem to say a glass of wine relaxes them.. It's never been enough to relax me. I need at least a bottles... Which is why I don't bother with alcohol. Drinking a glass of wine is fine but once you get addicted you just have to quit otherwise the inevitable is horrifying... Prison, institutions, death.

    • @bubbanderson
      @bubbanderson 9 років тому +19

      Matt Stocks I'm an alcoholic and also involved in neuroscience. I was on the piss for 30 years and now in recovery thanks to rehab & AA. Vids like this do nothing more than distort the reality of the condition. Here's the reality:
      1) The amount you drink has nothing to do with whether you are an alcoholic or not. The proper definition of an alcoholic depends on what alcohol does to you when you drink it. I know many people who get hammered regularly but can still do days without a drink and don't become dependent. Unit consumption has nothing to do with it. If drinking alcohol does something to you that makes you crave more up to the point where you black out then you're an alkie. From a science point of view this is due to the fact that alcohol supresses the GABA system in the brain which stops endorphins being released. In the addictive brain (and yes alkies are the same as druggies, gamblers and everybody else deemed bad by society) the GABA system is happy to be lead astray. In non scientific terms this is the "f**k it button" ... 90% of folk can have a couple of beers and stop & go about their daily business. Those of us with dodgy GABA systems can't.
      In the fellowship of AA I've met people who have identified their problem at an early age based on 1 bottle of wine daily and then there are others (like me) who came in later in life drinking 4x this daily. It ain't quantity but what it does to you.
      2) Lucy in this video is not an alcoholic. Your comment about a glass of wine not being enough and you need the bottle is the kind of thing an alkie would say but it's awesome that you've picked up on this and don't bother with the booze. You are seriously lucky that you can do that.
      3) About 10% of the population are alcoholics. The condition hasn't yet been cured by medical science because there are at least 5 chemical mechanisms going on in the brain to varying degrees which may or may not interact. There are also nature / nurture factors which complicate the mix.
      4) The tolerance thing is a weird one for us proper alkies. Some people get to the point where they realize that they have a problem and I hear a lot of people say that they quit because the booze just wasn't working any more. In my case it worked every time I relapsed after hospitalization but the problem we have is that our tolerance level does increase. In my case everytime I've relapsed I've found that it takes more booze to get a buzz on than I've expected. If I hit the booze today it would take about 12 pints of strong cider to make me feel woozy ... that's not a boast .... it's quite sad (& expensive).
      5) The medical profession and social services simply don't understand the alcoholic brain. They don't get trained in addiction so can only deal with the physical side of the disease. There is no cure for alcoholism so we just learn how to manage our condition and in my experience AA is working for me.
      The social stigma attached to alcoholism is crazy ... and a lot of it comes from people who suspect they have a problem but won't admit it.
      I'm Chris and I'm a recovering alcoholic, happier than I've ever been in my life.

    • @bubbanderson
      @bubbanderson 8 років тому +2

      Nice one Tone and good luck staying sober one day at a time. There's a saying in AA that if you stand in front of a train it's the first carriage that does the damage, not the 6th or 7th one. Makes a lot of sense.
      I'm just over a year in and loving the fellowship. My hobby is music and it seems that AA is rammed full of musicians. Been too busy jamming and forming bands to drink ! I'm only 51 ... one day I might even grow up.
      Take care and take it easy ... one day at a time.

    • @catatonicable
      @catatonicable 4 роки тому

      @@bubbanderson Hi Chris. Nice summation..

    • @olly_evans
      @olly_evans 3 роки тому

      Not of that matters. If alcohol is making you miserable you should stop period.

    • @Whizzy-jx3qe
      @Whizzy-jx3qe 2 роки тому

      @@bubbanderson What’s the difference between an alcoholic and those individuals who have a drink problem. What percentage of the population have a dodgy GABA system.

  • @rhondawiggins5728
    @rhondawiggins5728 3 роки тому +11

    The fact that she was so hesitant about not drinking for six months and what was she going to do socially tells me she’s developing a problem.

    • @daviniarobbins9298
      @daviniarobbins9298 Рік тому +3

      A lot of alcoholics you will find are in self denial.

    • @nicktw8688
      @nicktw8688 8 місяців тому +1

      She sounded genuinely afraid to cut back 😮

    • @popeye5989
      @popeye5989 6 місяців тому +1

      Wrong-she already had a problem. It wasn't just hesitation in her eyes-it was pure panic

  • @soagiddey2072
    @soagiddey2072 4 роки тому +7

    You can relax without wine, but with a a good book and a good tv ´ show , cheers !!!

  • @ponemark
    @ponemark 7 років тому +46

    my wife used to have a bottle of wine each night and a tin of brasso. It polished her off nicely.

    • @whatshisname3304
      @whatshisname3304 6 років тому

      i think she should cut down on the brasso.

    • @fatyowls
      @fatyowls 6 років тому +1

      Nice one 😂

    • @wendycarter5718
      @wendycarter5718 3 роки тому

      Some things shouldn’t be joked about !!

    • @ponemark
      @ponemark 3 роки тому +2

      @@wendycarter5718 wendy have you tried wd40 or 3 in 1 oil ? you might find it loosens you up a bit !

    • @adamcox81
      @adamcox81 Рік тому

      Bwahaha man, this has just made it into my dinner party repertoire, any time someone asks me in great seriousness how my sobriety is going. Hahha brilliant

  • @chanyphilly8266
    @chanyphilly8266 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm just over a year sober now, after 17 years of alcohol abuse. Unfortunately, for me, it was as hereditary as well, so alcohol abuse was prevalant thorughout the family. An absolute monster to beat, but it's so worth it in the end.

    • @lunar_light
      @lunar_light 9 місяців тому +1

      Congrats on your sobriety!

    • @chanyphilly8266
      @chanyphilly8266 9 місяців тому +1

      @@lunar_light thank you very much.

  • @norincohawk12guage45
    @norincohawk12guage45 7 років тому +7

    I'm a home drinker because life is fucking shit

  • @The_Prodigal_Daughter
    @The_Prodigal_Daughter 8 років тому +7

    How ironic to name a beer 'Long Life'.

    • @Incywincey
      @Incywincey 4 роки тому

      "Especially brewed to be drunk at home." What a crock of shit. What special process went on in the brewery for that claim then? Wouldn't get away with an advert like that these days. 😂😂☕☕

  • @leanderrowe2800
    @leanderrowe2800 2 роки тому +2

    Both smoking and drinking are damaging to health. But drinking only can also cause domestic and non-domestic violence, can kill behind or not behind the wheels, can cause behavior and say hurtful things that otherwise would not happen.

  • @open3256
    @open3256 4 роки тому +8

    When you think you DON’T have a drinking problem.....chances are YOU DO......DENIAL

  • @stephenfermoyle4578
    @stephenfermoyle4578 3 роки тому +4

    it is crazy how it just becomes a part of the ritual.

  • @eb7446
    @eb7446 7 років тому +7

    Hm. There is something to be said for a pub culture - if it means people are going to the pub to drink and socialize where it's a combination of things. But, I can see how drinking at home can lead to more dangerous habits.

    • @vegansydmost1345
      @vegansydmost1345 6 років тому +1

      45 years clean and sober, love the healthy lifestyle. No medications either. Attend groups through the week. Join us💞

  • @jubaluba1551
    @jubaluba1551 8 років тому +5

    They are doing nothing different than many organisations were doing addactions, Alcoholics annoynomous. etc, etc who do not charge. Problem drinking will always be here it is left to the person it affects, not to people getting rich out of some ones misery. And its in America as well.

  • @Alwpiano
    @Alwpiano 4 роки тому +3

    Sounds like me in the very early days. Then it became a drink every hour around the clock or more.

  • @richardevans3084
    @richardevans3084 3 роки тому +3

    26 years sober in AA ,If one needs to self diagnose for Alcoholism,quit for a Month and report to yourself how you feel throughout the Month;If you slip chances is you are .Another one walk into your favorite Bar with firm resolution to have only two drinks see how you perform 🤞🏼😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @stubear8667
    @stubear8667 3 роки тому +4

    The best way to stop drinking is to remove the desire, I read Alan carrs easy way to stop drinking, and alcohol explained...true freedom comes when you have no desire...2 years now...and life is amazing.

  • @TheSilvercue
    @TheSilvercue Рік тому

    I track all the days and units I drink Ona spreadsheet. It really helps you see how much you drink and set targets and control it. Once you are in control and keep units down it is not a problem.

  • @drteeth7054
    @drteeth7054 4 роки тому +3

    What an excellent case for legalising cannabis!

    • @zoznack
      @zoznack 4 роки тому +1

      DrTeeth Why legalize anything? Why do so many people need to get fucked up? Why is there a desperate need to inject some type of toxic artificial stimulant into otherwise healthy organs and tissue?
      I am by no means a Puritan. In fact, I really enjoy a dram or two of single-malt scotch two or three times a month. I don't intentionally regulate myself to that. That's when I feel like doing it, and it's an absolute joy. I smoked weed as a kid, and then I grew out of it. I don't see what's so difficult about that. I'm certainly not so special. The people interviewed for this program seem to be somewhat intelligent, thoughtful adults (I noticed that the producers didn't interview any binge drinking lager-louts or soccer hooligans). So why are they such fucking idiots about booze?
      These people are undisciplined and lazy, with no concern for their health or the welfare of their families. And they're total parasites, sucking off social health insurance that is needed by truly sick people. It's a good thing we live in a democracy, otherwise these people might be put in camps. Reeducation camps. Boot camps. That's what they need. Find another way to treat "stress" or the "injustices of life". Go see a movie.

  • @daviniarobbins9298
    @daviniarobbins9298 Рік тому +7

    I think we should get alcohol out of the supermarkets altogether. If you want a drink go to the pub. It is way too easy now to go to the supermarket and buy a couple of cases of beer or several bottles of wine and get blotto every evening.

  • @prefeitobear9209
    @prefeitobear9209 3 роки тому +5

    I freeze my booze then I eat it. Solved my problem.

  • @olly_evans
    @olly_evans 2 роки тому +4

    Drinking on the train on the way home?? That is crazy.

    • @robmontier639
      @robmontier639 2 роки тому

      ..and that was just the driver! (Not really)

    • @Curlyblonde
      @Curlyblonde Рік тому

      I knew people that put vodka in their water bottles or spirits in their thermal coffee cups on their way to work and drank them on the job.

  • @chadlord2491
    @chadlord2491 4 роки тому +8

    i only drink when I go out or am at home. And only when I am by myself or with somebody

  • @Biggles2498
    @Biggles2498 6 років тому +4

    Dr.Harrison Consulting Room L01(Video 19.42) unfortunately does not explain that alcohol affects the Gamma GT function of the liver and alcohol depletes Vitamin B1 in the body which is helped by regular intakes of B1(as Thiamine Hydrochloride). Alcohol also causes damage to the nervous system and causes cancer of the pancreas and other parts of the body "Wet brain" will often occur also causing nightmares and hallucinations, I am not a Medical Doctor .....I simply learned the hard way, alcohol is actually a toxin to the body and the numbness and escape from reality through alcohol is only temporary.An Alcoholic needs more and more to achieve the same effect !

  • @charlesmacgilchrist3648
    @charlesmacgilchrist3648 5 років тому +5

    I had a dream a few days ago about my nan saying she drank 15 units a day. This woman really does drink 15 units or 1.5 bottles a day which is well over 100 units a week. A mans liver is 40% bigger so it's the same as a man putting away 70 pints of lager a week! And yet her fibroscan was on the lower end of normal. That means no fibrosis at all which occurs first before cirrhosis which is the scarring.

    • @daviniarobbins9298
      @daviniarobbins9298 Рік тому

      The size of one's liver can vary from person to person and depends on age. The only reason a man's liver is bigger is usually because a man is bigger than a woman. The other reason men can drink more than women is due to the lower fat content usually found in men compared to women.

  • @AA-hg5fk
    @AA-hg5fk 4 роки тому +7

    Back in the days when men could have 21 units a week...

  • @matthewvarney6214
    @matthewvarney6214 5 років тому +6

    I only drink when I'm awake.

  • @aclem8246
    @aclem8246 4 роки тому +3

    You have to eat along with drinking but many skip the meal so they don't get fat. Drink if you also eat normally will cause you to gain a lot of weight. But, if you don't eat along with the booze it is a lot harder on your liver. Also you should never drink every day. You need to give your liver at least 3 days without the booze. It takes 3 days for your liver to even start repairing damage.

    • @Curlyblonde
      @Curlyblonde Рік тому

      If you eat when you drink alcohol, it takes more alcohol to get the buzz. Most alcoholics don't eat when they drink, so that they can get the buzz with less alcohol. They couldn't care less about the caloric intake. Most will eat a little after they've finished drinking ( if their alcoholism isn't too far advanced) and fall asleep. Advanced stage alcoholics eventually stop eating because of gastritis and become malnutritioned. A combination of cirrhosis and malnutrition usually kills them.

  • @kinorspielmann4649
    @kinorspielmann4649 10 місяців тому

    The recommended weekly max is now 14 units for both men and women.

  • @Sabotage8675
    @Sabotage8675 3 роки тому +8

    11 seconds sober. Couldn't have accomplished that without the help of this video...😁

    • @farmersmith7057
      @farmersmith7057 2 роки тому +2

      Well done! I find the first 10 seconds are the hardest so you’re well on your way.

  • @barbaracameron5610
    @barbaracameron5610 Рік тому +2

    I realized that I was drinking too much I just stopped never had a drink after that didn't crave it.. easy

  • @ALLROY240
    @ALLROY240 6 років тому +9

    I have to say, theses stories make me a bit thirsty!

  • @gittenielsen95
    @gittenielsen95 3 роки тому +1

    Yes there is a way of knowing if your liver is in trouble. You begin to develop stomach pains, like many people in chemotherapy will know.

  • @leanderrowe2800
    @leanderrowe2800 2 роки тому +1

    Social engagement is no excuse for drinking. If everyone around you takes in chemicals and drugs, which is what alcohol is, as an adult, you can't say no ? Then don't expect your children to say no to peer pressure !

  • @sallythompson9462
    @sallythompson9462 4 роки тому +5

    Oyster Bay is a lovely N.Z. wine, especially the Chardonnay 😊

  • @adrianrosenlund-hudson8789
    @adrianrosenlund-hudson8789 3 роки тому +3

    I stopped drinking because I had to start taking medicine every day. I really don't miss it. I'm not teetotal, but now i find I don't want to drink. It really doesn't interest me at all, especially since I found out how harmful it can be. Always hated being drunk anyway. Good riddance

  • @longbeach.bradlydalmatian6130
    @longbeach.bradlydalmatian6130 7 років тому +2

    In this country that's called a scare tactic you will be liable for a heavy duty lawsuit

  • @pauljordan4452
    @pauljordan4452 2 роки тому

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps. Buy and read The Happiness Trap by Russell Harris MD. It helped me with my anxiety. Due to cerebral palsy, I stopped alcohol on 2nd March.

  • @jordanhicks5131
    @jordanhicks5131 6 років тому +2

    21 units of alcohol for a man every week is about 7 imperial pints of lager. So a lager a day or one night out.

    • @alwhyte6533
      @alwhyte6533 4 роки тому

      The weekly unit limit for men in the U.K is 14, same as for women. Has been for quite a while now. Men's livers are the same as women's at recovering from alcohol.

  • @SoberIrishman
    @SoberIrishman 3 роки тому +3

    6 months for Gillian needs to remain and never again.

  • @tiff826
    @tiff826 5 років тому +5

    Home drinking is my only drinking... It's difficult to stop. I'm only 24 hours sober now. I want to be sober but fuck I need an Irish Coffee

  • @user-fc2jy1hn5k
    @user-fc2jy1hn5k 4 роки тому +4

    I'm drinking now!! Wtf!!

  • @Pirike74
    @Pirike74 3 місяці тому

    When a few glasses slowly but surely become a few bottles, then you have a problem...3 months AF here.

  • @david-lt9wj
    @david-lt9wj 3 роки тому

    Well the supermarkets ply you with it....and the licker shops everywhere...
    In my day it was a special trip to the off licence...if it was open..

  • @jenofhearts
    @jenofhearts 5 років тому +10

    Drinking makes me puke

    • @ronlussier8570
      @ronlussier8570 4 роки тому +1

      The Uncanny Truth - me too - the third bottle always gets me....

  • @jep1912
    @jep1912 4 роки тому +1

    Beer goggles were definitely on trying to watch this thing. There's two of everything.

  • @fumanpoo4725
    @fumanpoo4725 3 роки тому +2

    I drink and am miserable. When sober I am miserable. I suck.

    • @MikeM-qy9zz
      @MikeM-qy9zz 16 днів тому

      Sorry to hear that, going through the same here

  • @ffi1001
    @ffi1001 4 роки тому +3

    She ain’t going to stop drinking for 6 months.

    • @Jezza_One
      @Jezza_One 4 роки тому

      Agreed she doesn't really want to stop.

  • @oscargrainger2962
    @oscargrainger2962 3 роки тому +1

    I went to the dentist and asked him how my teeth were, he said your teeth are ok but your gums have to come out.

  • @terraalbritton6405
    @terraalbritton6405 3 роки тому +1

    Try watering it wayyyy down and subbing sparkling apple cider or sparkling grape juice instead. Also smaller glasses can help as well.

    • @CovidConQuitTheCensorship
      @CovidConQuitTheCensorship 3 роки тому

      I agree. I used to add water to wine, and ice, to the horror of wine snobs. But I found it wasn't as strong so I could have a glass or two without getting drunk. That was years ago. I barely drink at all now, few days a years lol

  • @LashyYT
    @LashyYT 4 роки тому +2

    I stopped drinking Sunday and wanted to see how long I can go without a drink and I wanted to go till Friday night but I ended up drinking on Thursday and I failed

    • @maryoleary5044
      @maryoleary5044 2 роки тому +1

      No you tried!..just keep trying

    • @robmontier639
      @robmontier639 2 роки тому +1

      You have not failed. Just a lapse. Every sober day is a winner!

  • @phil4977
    @phil4977 Рік тому

    Enjoying a glass of wine. The phrase enjoying is descriptive that says it’s ok. It’s classic alcoholic terminology.

  • @marshalljimduncan
    @marshalljimduncan 4 місяці тому

    I'm unwinding right now, folks....

  • @Babyboffa2018
    @Babyboffa2018 4 місяці тому

    17 years sober. Best decision I ever made.

  • @basterdhayes2275
    @basterdhayes2275 7 років тому +2

    That's what you drink every week that's how much I drank in the last ower

  • @Bluebird590
    @Bluebird590 3 роки тому +2

    14.50 Gillian this is what your consuming alcohol during the week, Gillian, oh I didn't think I was drinking this much? (Gillian) don't toss these in the drain I'll drink them

  • @rrrgg2093
    @rrrgg2093 Рік тому +1

    Very dangerous

  • @megataurus7779
    @megataurus7779 8 років тому +12

    i need a drink......

  • @JGormo11811
    @JGormo11811 6 років тому +14

    Watch Rain in my Heart documentary

  • @jespervandeurs2113
    @jespervandeurs2113 8 років тому +3

    How is the weather in the uk on average? It always looks so grey and rainy:)

    • @Grattrags
      @Grattrags 7 років тому +4

      Jesper van deurs usually grey and rainy.

  • @whiteisright4142
    @whiteisright4142 6 років тому +2

    Im mid 30s. I have no idea how anyone about 26 deals with a hangover.

  • @loiscassels8966
    @loiscassels8966 7 років тому +31

    Drinking wine on the train? That sounds pretty desperate to me.

    • @donaldbeetlestone7545
      @donaldbeetlestone7545 5 років тому

      That sounds cool 2 me & they still let u drink on sum trains so that's pretty cool but I wish they let us drink on all trains & had bathrooms 2...

    • @pawspawlisko4025
      @pawspawlisko4025 5 років тому

      hahahahhaha WTF :D

    • @CovidConQuitTheCensorship
      @CovidConQuitTheCensorship 3 роки тому

      Yeah wtf you'd be locked up for that in Australia, at the very least thrown off the train. I imagine she hid it though in a coffee mug or such

    • @hhuodod2209
      @hhuodod2209 3 роки тому

      @@CovidConQuitTheCensorship no they even sell it on the train. It’s expensive so a wise person brings there own x

    • @CovidConQuitTheCensorship
      @CovidConQuitTheCensorship 3 роки тому

      @@hhuodod2209 no a wise person doesn't drink that piss lol

  • @TheSilvercue
    @TheSilvercue Рік тому

    Since this video was made the recommended limits have changed and are 14 units max for men and women

  • @jchisholm1968
    @jchisholm1968 Рік тому

    I don't have a drink problem! Says her with a wine glass the size of a bucket.

  • @TheSilvercue
    @TheSilvercue Рік тому

    Gillian says she drinks well over a bottle of wine every week day (probably more at weekends) and doesn’t think she has a drink problem! She is in denial

  • @davidskeeterskeeter1835
    @davidskeeterskeeter1835 4 роки тому +1

    Drink go in,,,,Brain go out,! 😁

  • @skippy675
    @skippy675 Рік тому

    There seems to be an unspoken underlying premise. That is, a long life of self denial is better than a short life of indulgence and excess.
    Is there any data to back this up? Or is simply a reactionary retort prompted by a survival reflex? A short indulgent life may work out better for society. There is a large economic strain that comes with supporting an aging population that slowly declines in health and needs long term support. This is exactly what happens when most people are healthy and avoid bad habits.

  • @Elvis-guy1973
    @Elvis-guy1973 5 місяців тому

    If you drink at all, you have a drink problem!

  • @dewfall56
    @dewfall56 Рік тому

    Drinking at home does avoid drinking and driving, and God forbid, alcohol related accidents.

  • @casper1240
    @casper1240 6 років тому +2

    Alcohol has us all conned

  • @Johnconno
    @Johnconno 3 роки тому +1

    It's no secret to anyone in your neighborhood. 🤒
    Chris Morris was great.

  • @Scolecite
    @Scolecite 6 років тому +1

    I knew my liver didn't have pain fibers!

  • @davidpring9476
    @davidpring9476 5 років тому +4

    I've had my liver removed an a sponge put in lol hicup

    • @brendadrumm9708
      @brendadrumm9708 3 роки тому +1

      If you knew how a liver looks like after abuse you wouldn't joke my friend I've seen people as yellow as an banana eye balls yellow people spewing up their liver in bits having fits etc etc keep safe x

  • @queeng5925
    @queeng5925 3 роки тому

    who says ppl r underreporting wot they drink? they havent interviewed the homeless, ppl who lose count of how much they drink or kids who wont admit it

  • @brickie59
    @brickie59 Рік тому

    Why would anyone pour poison into themselves.

  • @mroctober3657
    @mroctober3657 4 роки тому

    They should bring back Prohibition.

    • @alwhyte6533
      @alwhyte6533 4 роки тому +1

      Prohibition feeds organised crime, it's that simple. It happened in the States with alcohol in the 20's, and has been evident in the 'illicit' drug trade forever. You ban a substance that people enjoy, then the manufacture and dispersion of that substance will be taken over by criminals. It's silly to ban ANY drug...

  • @MC-iu7gc
    @MC-iu7gc 4 роки тому +1

    40 people who don’t want to be told they drink too much dislike this video!

    • @ShinyWay1990
      @ShinyWay1990 2 роки тому

      Or they didn't get what they were looking for out of the video...

  • @escopiliatese3623
    @escopiliatese3623 4 роки тому +3

    1-2 glass a night is no where near close to what is needed to cause liver disease.

    • @stonecake313
      @stonecake313 4 роки тому

      1-2 a night every night for years/decades sounds like too much. Especially when u add in the night outs and parties where they add on more than the 2. Add in any predispositions for cancer, liver/kidney illness, addiction etc. it could be a problem.

    • @davidlynch9049
      @davidlynch9049 3 роки тому

      She was drinking a bottle of wine a night.

    • @farmersmith7057
      @farmersmith7057 2 роки тому

      Yep. Depends on your diet and lifestyle too. A poor diet can lead to non alcoholic fatty liver. On the other hand, garlic, green tea, oily fish, broccoli, grapes (non fermented!), and other foods aid in liver repair.

  • @ZMl1lMZ
    @ZMl1lMZ 4 роки тому

    Typical gov / state never look at how laws / gov / policy affect the increase. Just blame the person lololol

  • @unpluggedbug6744
    @unpluggedbug6744 3 роки тому +2

    Take kratom instead, lots of people have got off alcohol by using kratom.
    It's less bad than alcohol, and you can have an even better time socially. You can be functional in your life without turning into a fiend.
    Tbh, alcohol is such a fleeting high. Once you drink more than a couple glasses of wine you lose that inital stimulation(not that it last very long anyway), and you quickly feel numb/spaced out.
    Kratom is superior in that regard, you cake a dose and the initial stimulation last 1-2hrs, then you get a nice afterglow for another hour.
    With alcohol you don't get much of an afterglow, your body processes it too fast, yet if you drink more to counter this you just get a more numbing/sedative-like effect, as apposed to the stimulation.

    • @francesgillotti1378
      @francesgillotti1378 2 роки тому +1

      Taste of Kratom is awful it’s legal here in CT but doctors will call you a drug addict if you take this .

    • @skateboarding118
      @skateboarding118 Рік тому

      Be careful with kratom, it’s an opioid. You will get heroin-level withdrawals if you take enough for long enough, speaking from experience. Some will also have it worse than others, as unlike traditional opioids it targets many other receptors. It’s messy, just like alcohol is. It is not something to be taken lightly, there’s been plenty of people now who thought it was a miracle plant, only to have it ruin their lives.

    • @annbadger2159
      @annbadger2159 Рік тому

      8