Yes but is it? I don't see much change when I stop drinking other then feeling shit & feeling the cold, the pain of old injuries & feeling sad that we are all now being controlled by the WEF & pushed towards a new world order that we don't want & we never voted for? Just the other day it was so brutally cold at work I was in a really bad way just trying to use the tools to do some work on a small stream that needed clearing, I had a small tot of rum it warmed me up & put energy into my busted old frame enough for me to get the job done, then home to put some electric on the meter. Without the rum to warm me I dought I would have gotten the job done?
@@moorshound3243 you just gotta love yourself and dig down deep into your problems and i can tell you alcohol addiction sucks dick been there done that and it only just made me depressed and sucidal. my life is improving without putting my lips to a drink. JUST SMOKE WEED
Your story sounds similar to mine run all the miles.i was a heavy weekend spirits drinker for 23 years but have now been stopped for 4 years.the withdrawals were awful and lasted up to 2 years .I just think back ans all the times I made a fool of myself it was when I had been drinking.hand on heart I must have only had a great time a handful of times in 23 years of drinking.i was getting depressed through the week when not even drinking I had caused so much neurological damage but it was My own fault.i just love facing life the way it is now.its an individual choice though but I was kind of a slave to the drink and I became embarrassed about something having that control over me.i decided to take control back and that gives me the biggest satisfaction of all.
After not being able to have a single day off alcohol for more than 5 years , and a bottle of vodka each day and still working and feeling terrible every day , I'm 34 days sober and feel so much better, I know it's early days but I'm ready for this .
@@jamesswanson7629 and @Lewis Collins I’m praying for you both on bended knee that the Holy Spirit give you strength to keep going. May God bless you both always. Num 6:24-26
I watched my father drink himself into a divorce, into losing his job, into losing his house, into living in a car behind a bar the last 5 years of his life. I was the only person in the family that would still go see him. He was my Dad, regardless of my frustration and gripes I had with him about his choices and actions. I remember going to the bar one day, seeing he had been beaten up by someone and slashed with a knife across the face. This was my father. I was in my 20s, a young man, trying to find my own way and figure it all out, and my primary pathfinder in life had driven himself to this pitiful state. He died at 53 years old, not from drinking funny enough, but from smoking (lung cancer). I was with him the last days of his life, I had got him into a hospice. He was in denial he was dying, just like he had been in denial for years that he had a drinking problem. But for a moment, he had this spark of clarity. He said- I wish I would have done more. I don't know what his "more" was, but I remember that statement all the time and wonder if I am doing "more" in my life. I can tell you one thing, my life does not involve drinking, smoking, or drug use of any kind, and I have tried to live a life where I won't be sitting on my death bed one day saying the same thing.
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It’s not that simple. Disclaimer: I do NOT condone alcohol abuse, quite the opposite. Alcohol abuse is horrible, mentally and physically. I’m an alcoholic, and sobriety didn’t make me more productive. I’m an artist (surprise I know) and alcohol never really impaired my ability to work and create. I have fallen off the wagon, but I still feel extremely compelled and inspired to paint. When I was sober, I was still anxious and depressed, even after almost 2 years of sobriety. Even when you’re productive, a void can remain. THAT is the problem.
@@swagnusmcduck7566 THIS. Somehow, I'm not an alcoholic, though I have pretty much all of the risk factors. When I drink moderately (no more than three at a time), I feel fantastic: I'm focused, energized and motivated; pretty much all the things that I know I'm already capable of, but can't seem to access most of the time. The best part is that it silences all the shit in my head, and so for a few brief hours, all troubles and fears go out the window. All insecurities are crippled. To not feel that weight anymore, or worse, nothing at all, is a blissful feeling. It's straight poison, and yet, it almost feels like medicine. That's what makes it so dangerous. Because after you've tied a few on, you feel more like yourself. You feel more human. You get to be normal again, if only for a little while... At least, that's how I'd describe it.
When I quit drinking at around 30 years old, my life took an entirely different, positive direction. One of the best choices I ever made was stopping using alcohol.
I recently turned 30, been an addict half of my life, recently 5 years alcoholic. 2022 was the year I decided "I can''t go through this again, repeating the cycle but now booze instead of drugs". I'm still struggling, it's lonely, sometimes soul crushing. Comments like yours give me a slight boost to keep going. Thanks.
@@markitopzponzio4167 congrats my man! also you said something wich i despise so much as society really made that separation, booze is a drug, I hate the separation society does with it. All the ads are always drugs AND alcohol but they're the same fucking thing. Anyhow, keep your head high friend!! you're killing it
@@WholesomeTaiwaneseMonkeygod there known health issues with even two units a day, 14 per week. Plenty of YT vids on this subject. Free to choose is the good news.
@@pmaly9473 I think most people here are alcohol abuser. They just drink too much at a time and they drink with an empty stomach too. My mother-in-law is 92 years old now and she drinks two shots of whiskey or vodka every day too since she was 40 years old. We all drink with food. That is the major difference.
I was an alcoholic. The biggest help in getting sober, was just telling myself, “I Dont drink”. As if someone was asking if I was wanted a drink. Any time I was in a position where I’d normally drink, I’d say it out loud to myself. “I don’t drink”. Something about it was empowering. 7 years sober.
Excellent. You took charge. You just decided that you weren't going to be alcohol's "bitch" anymore. I DON'T DRINK. It's a simple but powerful statement. It's a simple but powerful choice.
Hello Genie, I'm not going to tell my story because I'll be typing for quite a while when it comes to booze but in just a few words I'll say this, I fell into drinking heavily in my late teens and continued that path until roughly 36. In that time I lost my children, family, friends, ended up in Hospital well over 200 times and eventually ended up in intensive care with multiple internal organ failure, 13 broken ribs, both shoulders smashed to bits and a eviscerated immune system. I had to be put in a coma with a ventilator to breath for me and that was just a bit of it. The ventilator filled my lungs with fluid so I needed lung surgery where at 51 now I can hardly breath and will be very lucky if I make it another few years living. My point is all of this was through booze Genie. 4 months sober is magnificent and you are on a magical journey now back to who you should be because the ghost you were before is just a shadow of the real you. I wish you all the luck in the World with your sobriety and the longer it goes on the more the World will put in your path the beautiful things in life.
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life for over 23 years. Suffered severe depression and mental health problems. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment honestly saved my life. 4 years clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here. and mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on this planet i wish people would all realize. they could solve a lot of problems, more than just mental treatments, environmental clean up; the possibilities are endless with fungus.
I drank heavily most of my life. I quit almost 7 years ago. I felt nothing physical by quitting but I was so emotionally dependent on alcohol. I had a bad day at work so I drank. I went to a party so I drank. I had a bad breakup so I drank. I drank because I was happy and I drank because I was sad. Every one did it so I did it. After leaving work the first stop was buying alcohol. After I quit, I realized most everything bad that happened to me or the roller coaster and depression of life was caused by drinking. Drinking almost ruined my life. I threw myself into exercise and cleaning up my house since drinking made me unhealthy and made me not care about things. Alcohol numbed me so I didn't see the reality. Now that I'm sober, things are clearer, I care more, I feel more, I sleep better, I love more, I work harder. I'm healthier. I got rid of friends who drank and got rid of that lifestyle. I stayed home and became quite boring until everything leveled out. Best thing I ever did and I can confidently say I will never drink a drop of alcohol ever again. I get so tired of seeing commercials that make drinking seem glamorous or special. It is not OK.
Good for you! I am hopeful that, as more people wake up, the trend we saw towards tobacco will take place against the booze industry (death in bottle, any way anyone tries to justify or soft-pedal it otherwise, such being the whole "in moderation" nonsense)
Just remember, if you suddenly find good friend who drink disposable...that says a lot about you. People who drink a lot aren't always bad people. Maybe you could have helped them. Sad
I’m coming up on 12yrs sober. I can’t describe how much my life has changed since I quit. I’m so grateful I got the message in my early 30’s. I face life on its terms, good or bad. I might not always get the answer im looking for, but I now know the answer was never in alcohol. For anyone struggling, keep at it. Life is so much easier without it. ✌🏻
Amazing James! Superb to read this. I absolutely know the elation you speak of. I can feel it reading your words. Being a non-drinker is a beautiful thing. Much respect to you
Been drinking since I was 12, having young teen parents the first time I got drunk was with them. Now at 34 on my birthday I went through a scary life changing experience with alcohol. I decided to quit drinking in general I felt like it’s my last chance at life. It has definitely been an experience, I feel like I don’t know my self without it, it’s like I was born again and getting to know my self again and its scary and exciting as well. 32 days sober today 🙏🏼
What happened? I wandered into a swamp, drunk one night taking a shortcut and almost drowned. Everyone hits rock bottom with alcohol, if they don't die. Keep on keepin on!
I've never been an alcoholic but I stopped completely drinking at parties and events 2 years ago, I totally stopped alcohol. Today I'm more focus on my goals, I have more success, and my relatives respect me for that. Even some people around me stopped drinking aswell, following my examples. I'm proud of it and I wish all people here in this comment section to live the same thing.
Literally same. I used to drink very occasionally and that too in social events or so but since the last 3 years, I have totally stopped drinking. Like not even one drop of an alcoholic drink has passed down my throat. Hands down the best decision I made in my life! ❤
I went to a concert last night (heavy rock). I ate a great meal and drank some ice cold water and danced all night. Best concert EVER! AND, I woke up feeling like a million bucks!!!🧡
I did this and started noticing stuff like... My feet hurt, ears ringing, do I have to stay all night? 😂 Normaly wouldn't notice any of this cuz of being wasted.
Thank you for this video. Today I hit 5 weeks sober. I really felt like drinking last night, but I just prayed harder. God and Video's like this have really helped me on this path.
I have drunk since the age of 13 I'm 58 now I managed to get sober in October last year by the time I stopped it was blackout drunk daily, I have had one fall at new years but am going well. Strength to all who know the curse of addiction and the loss it causes.
Glad your clean and feeling better-- you were an extremest , all of these comment deal with people going over board and fucking up! People need to be able to handle - bottom line
I'm half drunk watching this, and there's a good reason for that, I need and want to stop drinking. As great as this video is, it's the all the comments below that are truly inspiring. Thank you all for sharing your encouraging stories and I applaud each and everyone you! I plan on sharing my own success story one day as well. God bless you all.
For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper. He will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy. He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight. - Psalm 72:12-14 Allow Him to help you and He will. God bless you richly, Cody.
My life before sobriety... failing marriage, depression, money problems, kids upset with me. Life after sobriety... still married, and happy, new higher paying job, kids proud of me, climbed Kilimanjaro and travel regularly, back in school.... nuff said.
Your comment made me choke up a bit, in a good way. Six days sober (again) and feeling way more confident I'll avoid the Fading Affect Bias that has tripped me up the last three attempts (9 months being the longest). FAB is the worst, watch out for it's tricks!
@@ChrisHillslixer You should give hypnotherapy a go. FAB is dangerous, or euphoric recall which is probably quite similar. Months pass and then suddenly you trick yourself into thinking that things weren't all that bad. Suddenly you're back drinking. Doh! Yeah bro, totally get it. I quit 4 years ago and I know I'll never drink again. In fact booze isn't even on my radar. I rarely think about it unless I'm coming online to offer others support, and even at that it still repulses me. Hypnotherapy for me personally was a game changer. Re-wire to old unconscious mind and clean the slate.
@@ChrisHillslixer Fading Affect Bias I've just googled it. Thats exactly the thing that catches me out. Now I've learned its a deep and a common experience. Ill be waiting for it
Absolutely well done 👍 Thank you for sharing your story. Sometimes just thinking of the evils alcohol caused in our life’s . Helps to counter act the thoughts of wanting to drink 🍺.
I got drunk and left my 2,000 dollar guitar at the park. It was gone the next morning. I realized that while living a drinking lifestyle I could never legitimately use the expression, "I did my best". So I stopped 5 years ago. This video reinforces that decision.
@@nihsla Yes, it was! I had it for 14 years. I was besides myself. I went through all the stages of self-loathing, blaming, anger, depression. Finally 2 years later I was telling my story to a guitar builder. He said casually, “That sounds like a good deal. Losing a guitar to get rid of a bad habit like drinking.” Those were healing words for me.
I relate to this comment. How many lone binges I've had in the past where I left or forgotten full backpacks, phones, wallets, countless items that were never recovered.
I kicked the habit a few years ago. One of the best decisions I have made in my life. I have not made many good decisions in my life, but this one was.
I bet you've actually made lots and lots of good decisions, but because they were good you don't dwell on them like the bad ones....it's what we all do, ruminate on our mistakes.
I've been 8 months sober. Almost lost my marriage and job due to Alcohol. Told myself I didn't have a problem...but I did. I'm glad I was able to recognize this Alcohol problem before it was too late. I QUIT ALCOHOL AND IS THE BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE!
Thank God you didn't lose your marriage because I've lost my marriage due to this drug and that is an awful pain. I wish I could have been as strong as you were and beaten it.
@@toddventura7191 People just tend to blame their problems on alcohol. In reality,it is their mental problem. Even if they quit alcohol, the underlying mental problem might still exist. And then they might turn to abuse other substance.
@@WholesomeTaiwaneseMonkeygod Hey, if it works for you, then do it. Theres nothing wrong with consuming alcohol...the problem is the amount that leads to problems with health and social life. That's what I failed to see for many years.
Alcohol was my mistress. As a closeted bing drinker, I had everyone fooled. One night , I fell into a coma, had two strokes and woke up blind unable to walk and speak. After a year and a half of sobriety, 64 appointments, 5 surgeries, and a year of crawling my way back to functional health, I'm back.❤ I would rather die than ever drink again. I had my share of all of it. Life is so much better with out it.
I stopped drinking at aged 40 and do not miss it and cringe when I see people downing large amounts of alcohol. If I could go back to my 16 year old self I would tell her to never touch it.
I totally applaud you for making this. The tide is turning slowly, and people are waking up to the truth about booze. I am six years sober after decades of extreme alcohol abuse and cannot believe how much better I feel physically and mentally. If you feel it is a problem, it probably is. You can make a change - I never thought it was possible, but with the right help and inspiration you can do it. Love this video!
@@theorysmasher7022 Why would I hate Hydrogen? It powers the sun that makes all life on earth viable. Not much to hate about that I reckon, but maybe I AM just a weirdo 😂😂😂😂☀
honest question. I would love to quit drinking but I’m in college and it is really hard to explain why I won’t drink ok a Saturday night. How did you start to tell people around you that you changed and stopped drinking? Obviously, I don’t wanna be rude to them or explain myself too much, but I can’t think of anymore excuses but the dead truth of my WHY, which I am not ready to tell..
I was never a drinker until covid. I was also on paternity leave from work for 2 months. I had nothing to do and decided to start having a few drinks on the weekends. It turned into a few days during the week and then to everyday. I won't lie and say I've been miserable. It's the happiest I've ever been. My anxiety & fear was gone. I felt like a giant. Extremely confident and finally great at conversation, no small talk. Until a few months ago, I realized it was a problem because it was a massive expense and I was already living paycheck to paycheck. I haven't gone cold turkey yet but I've been cutting back slowly and I'm now to the point where I drink 2 days a week. The goal is to fully stop. That being said, a few days after my last drink, I become extremely depressed and have no motivation and think I have no reason to be here except for my family. I know this is part of the process but it is extremely difficult. Hopefully I will surpass this and will not need to rely on alcohol to feel strength. Good luck to all of you out there with any of these struggles.
This is the realest comment in here. Alcohol makes me charming, clever and funny. It's also been costing me 200 to 300 dollars a month. I tried switching to something cheaper but cheap booze just makes you hungover. Some people in my life get upset about the drinking but I'm a happy drunk. I don't go out and wreck cars, I don't beat my wife, I don't start fights with people. Aside from the money and health concerns I don't see what the big problem is. Leave me alone Karens.
As a new parent these are some of the choices we all have to make. My advise man up, your child / family comes first. Don’t be that self absorbed shit who can’t think beyond himself.
After 40 years of drinking my body needed a major surgery and someone recommended that I use the recovery time to try and stop. I did, that was 6 weeks ago. Friends and family are still confused as to why I stopped. It truly is a day to day , even hour to hour struggle at times. I thank all of you who share your thoughts on how to stay alchohal free.
I'm 31. Was drinking spirits everyday for 12 years straight, no breaks. I had 26 visits to hospital in the space of 8 months 2 years ago. Doctors were getting ready for me to leave this world, my nurse told me. I was smoking, using heroin and other drugs on top of it but drink was my Demon! I quiet 4 months ago, cold turkey from all of it. No smoking, nothing! I bought some weights/dumbells. At the beginning, I couldn't even do a push-up. Now I'm doing 100 push-ups, sit-ups, squats, all around body dumbell exercises. Takes about 2 hours to do everything and 15 mins of skipping at the end with a bit of shadow boxing thrown in the odd day. I bu my meat from the butchers, my veg from an organic store. My brain is functioning amazingly. I'm a new man. I would encourage you to pick up some dumbbells, start with baby steps but never give up! Even the days when you're tired, just get up and do it!
You share your story thank you, I have been drunk daily since I was 13 years old and I am 58 I got sober for 3 months but have had a fall your words are an inspiration to move forward and try again thank you
@@peterharris38 It won’t be easy. This is no small task. The mind beating alone can feel (feelings/ emotions often being untruthful) paralyzing. This world is full of people with differing opinions and belief systems many of these being that which makes this world such a beautiful place. However I believe few would argue that there at least occasionally seems to be opposing ideas battling within our minds whether we call it ignorance (unknowing), confusion, the black and white dog, the flesh and soul, good versus evil, truth versus lies or the spirit of satan versus the spirit of God. Going further I will use the flesh (it wants to do what it wants to do regardless of possible negative outcomes) versus soul (that inner gut/chest/mind knowing of what is best and beneficial for us regardless of the unveiling of our previous or present distasteful acts or thoughts, the hard work/trials ahead or imminent judgement of others.) The flesh is Never on your side(unless it thinks there’s something to gain/indulge in) it’s out to get what it can get and as much of it (whatever “IT” is) that it can. Make no mistake as I’m sure you also know you are now at war with its desires! The flesh will do its best to destroy anything that gets in the way of what it wants. HOWEVER what it desperately and constantly seeks to keep forever hidden with it’s scratching, screaming, gnawing, degrading, belittling, shaming, pandering tirade is that IT is WEAK beyond measure!!! The only power/strength IT has is what We (our soul the epitome of strength) have allowed “it”. Once you see/recognize “IT’S” precarious nature and the futility of its power over you make a plan that will quantify what a truly beautiful life looks like to you, walk ONLY that path and Continually REJECT the unrelenting barrage that will undoubtedly ensue to sway you from your path and the flesh has No choice but to do as YOU Command! Much love and pride I hold in my heart for you and the beautiful journey ahead of you. Hold strength and joy close to your heart and soldier on my friend. We are in front of you, behind you and beside you!
@@calico6911 thank you so much for your compassionate and thoughtful words, i have and am at the bottom of the barrel I am so drunk that it has taken me an hour to write this. I am lost in the fog being drunk please help me please
@@peterharris38 don't give up! It's not important how many times you fall, its important how many times you get up. Try reading Allen Carr's Easyway to Control Alcohol. If you want to stop you will definitely do it! Good luck!
I gave up drinking and drugs 27 months ago and I feel amazing plus I went on a very strict diet and exercise program and to date I've lost 206lbs.ive got my life back and I love it❤️🏴
You're welcome. Can I remind you that even though I'm omnipotent and created the entire universe, I still need U.S Dollars. I will send you my bank account details for money transfer
Thank you for making this video. I am a recovering alcoholic. I cannot get over how “normal” drinking alcohol has become. I have many years of sobriety. I have had the most fun being sober and I have laughed the hardest being sober. Sobriety seriously rocks. I love this video so much. Hopefully and prayfully people start waking up to the realities of what drinking alcohol really does. Also, parents who drink regularly around their children, have no idea the harm it causes for their children. My son made sobering up quite easy for me. He didn’t ask to come into this world so it was my duty to sober up for him. God please bless everyone here!!
15 months sober. Best decision I have ever made. The process of allowing myself to be the unaltered version of me has been a journey of healing of my mind, body, spirit and soul, and a rediscovery of the person I was always meant to be. Absolutely life changing.
Honest to God, I got drunk at the age of 17 by accident. I didn't know that the piña colada I was drinking with rum in it could get me drunk. I had more than one glass of it. My cousins had to assist me out of the small party. The next day I swore that would NEVER EVER happen to me again. I'm now 62 years old and haven't touch alcohol since and DON'T ever plan to.
Yeah, a wise man, but normal consumption isn't an addiction, and I bet that chap enjoyed a beverage or two in his long life, especially given his nationality.
@@KeepAdvancingInLife Yeah, I agree, I have had several very long dry periods, so to speak, not out of any health concerns, but just experimenting and testing my willpower. I do though love a glass of really good red wine, and being in my mid-sixties, it's not something I wish to completely deny myself, all the very best.
I have been an alcoholic most of my adult life but managed to quit cigarettes almost 3 years ago. I got made redundant in February this year and my drinking got worse. However, today is my 6th day sober and approaching this challenge of quitting in a similar way. Recognising the moments of craving. Understanding they will go. I have a silly mantra when I get a craving. "Come on! Make it hurt so good!". Meaning accept the challenge whilst believing how bad can it get. Admittedly it is very early days and only time will tell. I like the expression "never give up giving up". Don't berate yourself either if you make mistakes on the journey to been cigarette/alcohol free. Motivation hub is an apt definition for this channel just like the comments I've read. Thanks for the added motivation.
I’m 47. I quit drinking 2 years ago. February makes 2 years and that’s one of the best things I’ve done. I drank because family and friends drank and I was always shy so drinking gave me confidence to act loud.. but I was really acting stupid.. Covid lockdowns separated me from social life and I had no desire to drink. I did lots of reflection and I can’t believe how drinking has ppl looking.. stupid and belligerent.. I never liked being around drunk ppl. But I put up with it because I drank too.. I will never go back. I have absolutely no desire to drink.. and I feel so much better about life and myself,, my relationships are better.. not to mention I look so much better and happier.. sometimes u gotta cut ppl off to shake the drugs or alcohol.. because ppl love to include alcohol in everything.. god is good.. have a blessed day if your reading this
This comment is for Chris Hill, Every time I got that little " go to the liquor store" voice in my head I played my tape all the way through in my head and remembered I would just wake up and suffer the next day if I went back to the store. IT HAS HELPED ME STAY SOBER FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. sometimes it takes years to quit, stay strong.
@Jonathan Welke I did a similar thing. 15 years ago, after a divorce, I decided I didn't want to drink at home on my own. So I gave up. I don't miss alcohol in the slightest. I can not see any benefit to consuming alcohol whatsoever.
@@rogersimmons8788 It's all about the drinking style. I think most people here are alcohol abuser. They just drink too much at a time and they drink with an empty stomach too. My mother is 92 years old and she drinks two shots of whiskey or vodka every day too since she was 40 years old. We all drink with food. That is the major difference.
I'm 23 years old, Stopped the use of cigarettes 3.5months ago after 7 years. Stopped the use of alcohol 3weeks ago. Started going to the gym 6 days a week at the same time. At the end of my 90 days program I don't want to go back, I will continue to train for myself and I will not put my lips on a cigarette or alcoholic drink ever again. My best advice would be to listen to what your body is telling you. Don't listen to the people that can't understand the why you're doing that. Stay with the ones that support you trough your efforts. Just focus on being a better version of yourself.
Have been there myself, only regret is not giving it up sooner. You are on the right path take it from someone who has a decade on you going down the wasteful path. Build yourself up, read, educate, volunteer etc. soon you’ll have a family looking upto you. Godspeed!
Just completed dry January and thought I’d just do that as a “reset”I couldn’t believe how great I felt afterwards. It was so impactful that I have decided to keep going and try to quit drinking moving forward. Kudos to all of you who have managed to stay sober after years of drinking. Very inspiring❤
I’m over 12 years sober and am so grateful to be able to say that. I’m able to walk through some of the worst things I’ve ever experienced with a sense of grace and dignity that I never thought possible and I thank GOD and the people in AA for saving my life,🙏❤️
These compilations are the most motivating thing ever. Hearing all of these stories combined back to back is amazing. Thank you please keep these coming 🙏🏽
I quit when I was 30 yrs. old and that was 42 yrs. ago. Not going to say it was easy. AA saved my life. I needed to hear that someone had done the same awful things I had, and see that these people made it through to the other side. It gave me hope which was a feeling I thought I'd never know again. For all those who are struggling, please know that every one of us has said or done things we can't mention. You're not alone and you are worth the good life you were born to have.
At 72 years old it must be difficult to admit you've made alot of mistakes. It's good to know the AA fellowship saved you. Thank you for sharing your struggle.
I had no idea! I use alcohol to numb my emotional trauma and pain. I'll face the pain and deal with it like an adult. And stop numbing it. I'm still at the early stage, I believe I am going to beat it. Thank y'all for this information.
I pray for you. That you realize that YOU are the responsible one. YOU have the power to stop and not “sip.” You and ONLY you. No one praying for you will do ANYTHING unless and until YOU realize you have this power. You do. You may not believe it, you may be looking outside yourself (for example people “praying” for you), but the ONLY place you’ll find success and power is looking within. THAT’S where the power lies. It lies with YOU. My prayer is that you realize this. Once you do, it’s simple.
No you need a cigar to go with the whiskey. Winston Churchill ran a bloody country in war time while drinking whisky & smoking Cubans, so I am sure you will be fine.
As a current and active alcoholic, I complete understand this. This life is fun 25% of the time and dreadful 75%. This helped me cut back my drinking by 50% (sorry for all the percentages, it's how addicts rationalize it). To be honest, I will always wonder who I'd be if I never drank... and that haunts me.
I thought the same but took a leap 9 months ago with AA and have stayed sober since. I can honestly say I know myself better and am happier than I have been for years. Trust me you will not regret it
I rarely post anything on youtube, but your comment really resonated to me. Stop drinking and you will find yourself. It's the most wonderful thing about quitting alcohol. I've been sobre 9 years. I was drinking to be funny, sociable and loved from the age of 14 to 37. It was a total disaster for everyone involved. I followed the steps, and I'm now a very happy introvert with an awesome job and amazing friends around me. I was so scared at first to confront the quiet person who's shit at small-talk. Years of therapy, yoga and meditation later, and I'm getting to love myself. I have discovered many qualities i had no idea I had. Take the leap. Hang in there. Sobriety is freedom around the corner. Blessings to you
Some ppl just can’t wait on an opportunity to be an ASSWIPE smh and the sarcasm! I’m proud of you kid @Byron Lee I wished I never liked alcohol bc ever since I had it at 13 I’ve never been the same😢 it was something very culturally accepted in my country of origin (Dom.Rep)
Brilliant edit. Drank 4-5 double vodkas every night for years. Quit cold turkey four weeks ago and I can’t believe how good I feel! Seriously I well never go back to drinking ever again.
@AJ ! Yes, I tend to agree, we as human beings are not equipped to be paragons of virtue indefinitely. Total abstinence from anything is eventually self-defeating! Plus, life just ain't long enough.
So true!! I’ve been in recovery since 12/24/2011 from drug and alcohol abuse and addiction! I’ve always said that alcohol is such a socially acceptable drug! Alcohol killed my mom when I was 18! I watched my mom loose her job as a teacher, get 3 DUI’s, go into a psychiatric treatment facility, and then jail. She died from an accidental overdose. I’ve always struggled staying sober from alcohol since getting into recovery. I had almost 6 years sober and clean when I relapsed with alcohol again in 2021 before my wedding to my amazing husband!! I now have a little over 1 year sober from alcohol again! I am such a happier person when I’m in recovery and trusting God!! If I can do it so can you!
Still drinking my beer. Alcoholism is horrific as it will kill you most likely.....liver.....my dad never lost anyone but himself and passed at 61. Best father ever, I miss him every single day.
It's a mental trick. You are under the influence and even though you realize it's wrong, you are still infected with the pathogen. Just realize you are currently not in control because of poison. Once the poison starts to go away you will be in more control. Then the fight begins. Tell it to fuck off and stay fucked off. Don't entertain any tricks about "detoxing" or "weening off." It's all bullshit. Mental tricks.
I lost my father and brother to alcoholism. If it became illegal, I wouldn’t be upset…at all. It destroyed our family. It kills way too many people - physically and mentally.
It took out my mother & sister, & my 2 cousins struggle with it. My college friend is an alcoholic too. It definitely runs in families & in the type A & AB bloodtypes!
hmm even if faced with anecdotes and personal evidence (my father and his bloodline all developed mental issues due to alcoholism) i still always question if its really alcohol as the sole factor or main cause of personality disorder. my father has anxiety (cant go out without his nerves all perked up) and aged body compared to his peers because of alcohol and tobacco. but its still hard to believe that alcohol does such a thing. what does it do to physical body though? hmm
@@jJust_NO_ try watching this video & then look up the people who made sense, Dr. Huberman has videos on alcohol, he's talking about the physiological effects, but i can tell u from experience that the mental, emotional & spiritual toll that alcohol takes can make people prone to dark spiritual forces.
Sober 18 years......best sober years of my life.fiinally living life on life's terms and growing up emotionally, mentally, and spiritually!!!!!! Sobriety is the best!!!!!!!!!
59 years old and had been drinking since 16. Six years sober and don’t miss it at all. If you have an addictive personality be careful you don’t just replace it with something else that’s unhealthy. Wishing all of you the best and hoping that you can quit - trust me you won’t regret it.
I’m 58 and have been drinking since 16 also. I’m trying to stop for my grandkids since I could never do it for myself. It’s only been 6 days so far but that in itself is a mini miracle. I hope i can do this.
I began heavily drinking during COVID. Before that, my drinking was increasing and getting worse, but it REALLY took off once COVID hit. I had attempted to quit or severely cut back a number of times but it never lasted. Once the calendar turned over to 2023, I have been able to, somehow, manage to stay sober. I haven't had a drink since New Year's Eve 2022. I still get cravings once in a while, but am stronger now, somehow, than I was these last few years. I think it has something to do with the calendar turning over to a new year and building up progress that makes it "magical" to me to keep my streak of sobriety rather than a random day, like I tried so many times, in the past.
@@Rosesraspberries72 I went 7.5 months and picked it up again. I really need to get off of this alcohol kick I have been on for 5 months now. God bless you and do stay strong. It is a lie that life is better with it. I know this, now by the grace of God I need to pick myself up and try again. God bless you.
For me it's three months now. I don't know how much of this depends on the amounts one was drinking, but after about the second month I started feeling a change in myself that was rather interesting. I was starting to have a much easier time controlling all my other little cravings, and also be more disziplined. Of course it is still a bit early to really call that an effect. Might be some random phase I'm going through. But for now I'll keep sobriety going, hopefully for at least a year, just to see how it turns out.
@@michaeldale6560 Thanks Michael! Day 2 here… funny thing is I have gone years without a drink. Then I started again and fell into a huge rut. Here’s to new beginnings! God bless brother.
Alcohol free now since Dec 15th 2022, feel the best I ever have, very rarely get a headache, drink more water, see the belly getting smaller, friends are shocked. Hope they still want to hang out. Congrats to all you that are trying, it's a struggle, ...come back and start again if you fall.❤
Great video! Just want to mention Janey Lee Grace who is included at the beginning of the video and Jolene Park who both introduced me to the concept of 'Grey Area Drinking' and changed my life. I never hit rock bottom, or even drank every night, but I was unhappy with how much control alcohol had over my life, and the negative effects it was having on every aspect of my life. Since I stopped (almost 3 years ago) I've went on to train with Janey as a Sober Coach and set up my Sober Coaching business, now help others rid free themselves from alcohol's grip. At 55 I've also taken up weight training and gone back to University things I never had the confidence doing when I was drinking. Being sober makes you brave!!!
i didn't touch a drop of alcohol until i was 25, i never thought i would become an alcoholic, i hated alcohol and everyone who drank alcohol. long story short i became an alcoholic pretty much immediately and couldn't stop getting blackout drunk literally every night until a couple years later i woke up in handcuffs one night with my car smashed into a tree. don't do it.
@@matthewgonzalez5952 yea i come from a whole family of alcoholics so i should've known better... i thought i would be immune because i hated the idea of drinking. but addiction doesn't work that way. there are some people, who can drink a little alcohol here n there, they drink for fun, drink at parties, etc. i am definitely not one of those people. i didn't drink for fun, there was nothing fun about it. i drank to block out emotions i should've been allowing myself to feel organically so that i could overcome them instead of avoiding them. i just got sucked into a downward spiral of deep depression, and the further deep i got the harder it was to get out. eventually it got to a point where i was barely conscious most of the time.. but yea, if you're unsure how alcohol is going to affect you going into it it's pretty much a roll of the dice... a complete gamble. everyone should be cautious, they don't call it "spirits" for nothing... it will take over a person's body, their mind, their soul.
Thank You for this video coming across my feed today! Needed this! I quit Drinking and everything else 6 years ago, and for the first 5 years I was like a dry drunk, because everyone I knew, and even looked up to Drank at one time or another, literally no one I know in my life (except for my wife, she quit for me so I wasn't alone) went without having drinks, and I was bitter always being envious of the little shot of courage they got, or just taking the edge off in social situations and holidays, but someday within the last year, it just finally changed and turned off, I kind of realized where I was at from 6 years ago, and looked at everyone around me, and they are still in the same exact places, I just finally realized that me not drinking is actually MY SUPERPOWER, and all that time I spent not drinking and not being in control will start to show fruits of its labor, and also never missing a moment with my young kids! Not worrying about not remembering things, or my kids ever wondering why Daddy is this way sometimes, and this way other times! I Thank God and My Family!
The funny thing is, you really believe life will be so hard without it, then when you stop, soon you realise life is so much easier, so less stressful.
I feel like this is so simple yet so true. One of my major fears was that I was afraid of what life would be like without alcohol. I was afraid my anxiety would get worse, that I would be bored, that I wouldn’t be able to have a social life etc. I truly believed everyone drinks bc when your drinking you are typically surrounded by drinkers lol. Now that I’m sober it’s amazing how many people I meet that also don’t drink or are very casual drinkers. It’s like a whole other world you have no access to when you are drinking. Mostly bc the higher functioning/healthy non drinkers aren’t hanging out in bars 😂
I decided to quit a couple months ago, so not that long, after nearly 15 years of abuse. A few days ago I had a particularly stressful event occur and thought I'd get "a" drink. That always leads to more though. I then thought "that's exactly why you wanted to quit, it's not a healthy way to deal with an issue". I decided not to. It was the first time I chose that route. It was definitely the correct decision.
I wasn't ever too big into alcohol but hard drugs were unfortunately right up my alley so to speak.. I understand how addiction can essentially swallow you whole and mess up your life in various ways. I just want to inform anyone who is going through sh!t to stay strong and know that it is truly rewarding to look at the progress you've made as time passes. My sincerest wishes to you all! And thanks for posting a great video!
I drank everyday 10 shots of liquor and a bad car accident sober caused me to stop completely! My family has a history of alcoholism and I have been sober for over a year now! Glory be to God for waking me up!
I'm glad I watched this video, I did not realize my current health problems was due to my daily drinking. I had to acknowledge I have a problem with alcoholism. Thank you
@@BRIANDER100 I would finished a bottle of Taylor Port every 3 days for a year. So far I haven't drank in 2 weeks and counting. The urge to drank is still there, but I have been substituting those urges for self care. For example exercising and taking care of my mental health. The reason for dranking was work related stress.
Almost 6 months sober, and although I do have from time to time these "tempting" moments, which are very powerful, fortunatelly the sober experience and feeling like that (sober) is far for rewarding than the first one. Thanks a lot for the video, it really helped.
Bro, me too. One thing that always confuses me is that they always term it 'Alcohol and drugs'... I have no idea where that label came from. People should realise alcohol is probably one of the most deadliest and dangerous drugs of them all.
"Battling" addiction is a recipe for failure. Sobriety is achieved, and developed by "SURRENDERING". Then having the willingness to "live differently". Nobody "thinks" their way into recovery.
Love this. I recently went to a very long lunch with 3 other women. I was the only one who didn't drink. I believe I was asked at least 7 times why I wasn't drinking.
That is another example of society trying to normalize putting poison into your body. It is their own guilt and they can't understand why you are not longer partaking in that behavior.
I'm not extreme like others in the comments. I have reflected and paid attention to alcohols affect on me. This video will help me to give up alcohol. I've felt it necessary for a while.
Wessley Coleman , with a name like that , God has a plan for YOU , save your money , go to Israel ,not as a tourist, but live as they do, Ride their busses , hang out on their farms , stand on the hillside of Poria Elit , on a Sabbath evening , experience the sensation , of your spirit being AWAKENED , by Standing , on HOLY GROUND ,as Sabbath songs are sung at Sabbath keeping homes ,and the smells of Sabbath food wafts in the air, and happy laughter rings up and down the narrow streets of that beautiful little village , You'll find Home , I promise , ani Angela nz , GO well , ♥
Poriya E,lit , over looks the Sea of Galilee , and way down the Jordan River, and looks across to The Golan Heights , and to the left , is Mt Hermon, LET GOD ASTONISH YOU , ♥
Great video! I'm 35, almost 4 years sober. Best decision ever :) definitely recommend if you're doubting. YOU CAN DO IT! Life is way better this way, following dreams is easier and more realistic. Greets from the Hague, NL
I honestly thought the point of drinking alcohol was to get to the blackout. I laugh (now) when I think back to when I was being interviewed by my probation officer, and she asked me how often I drank to the point of blacking out. I told her it was only once or twice a week. The look of shock on her face is what I laugh about now. Apparently normal people don't do that. Numerous trips to jail started to wake me up, but not completely. What finally woke me up was when, in one of my famous blackouts, I went insane on my fiance and totally trashed the house. Flipped tables, punched holes in walls and doors, tore a couple doors off their hinges. It looked like a nightmare, and I don't remember doing any of it. What I do remember is coming out of the blackout, looking down at my mangled, bloody hands, and looking up to see my fiance with our twin boys (who were about 8 months old at the time) packed up in their car seats and her in tears. They left to her mom's. I don't know why she didn't have me arrested. But that's what finally snapped me out of it. Now I'm nearing my 14th year of sobriety and my boys live with me. Thankfully they don't remember how I was at all. I love them more than anyone, they saved my life. I never want to put myself in a situation where I risk losing them again.
Hey dude, for me the 3 weeks was an awkward phase. After 2 months was over the hill- after 3 months was really noticing my anxiety had pretty much gone and have really been enjoying life without alcohol- and I loooved socialising with a beer. Keep going dude
Drank for 25 years, coming up on 5 years sober, life’s so much easier without it.
Yes but is it?
I don't see much change when I stop drinking other then feeling shit & feeling the cold, the pain of old injuries & feeling sad that we are all now being controlled by the WEF & pushed towards a new world order that we don't want & we never voted for?
Just the other day it was so brutally cold at work I was in a really bad way just trying to use the tools to do some work on a small stream that needed clearing, I had a small tot of rum it warmed me up & put energy into my busted old frame enough for me to get the job done, then home to put some electric on the meter.
Without the rum to warm me I dought I would have gotten the job done?
@@moorshound3243 you just gotta love yourself and dig down deep into your problems and i can tell you alcohol addiction sucks dick been there done that and it only just made me depressed and sucidal. my life is improving without putting my lips to a drink. JUST SMOKE WEED
@@moorshound3243 how long have u stopped for
What did you do to replace the addiction
Your story sounds similar to mine run all the miles.i was a heavy weekend spirits drinker for 23 years but have now been stopped for 4 years.the withdrawals were awful and lasted up to 2 years .I just think back ans all the times I made a fool of myself it was when I had been drinking.hand on heart I must have only had a great time a handful of times in 23 years of drinking.i was getting depressed through the week when not even drinking I had caused so much neurological damage but it was My own fault.i just love facing life the way it is now.its an individual choice though but I was kind of a slave to the drink and I became embarrassed about something having that control over me.i decided to take control back and that gives me the biggest satisfaction of all.
After not being able to have a single day off alcohol for more than 5 years , and a bottle of vodka each day and still working and feeling terrible every day , I'm 34 days sober and feel so much better, I know it's early days but I'm ready for this .
Hope this means anything but don't give up you got this the end result is worth it all!!!
Same day 6
I am rooting for you!!! And I am praying for you too.
stay strong brother
@@jamesswanson7629 and @Lewis Collins I’m praying for you both on bended knee that the Holy Spirit give you strength to keep going.
May God bless you both always. Num 6:24-26
I watched my father drink himself into a divorce, into losing his job, into losing his house, into living in a car behind a bar the last 5 years of his life. I was the only person in the family that would still go see him. He was my Dad, regardless of my frustration and gripes I had with him about his choices and actions. I remember going to the bar one day, seeing he had been beaten up by someone and slashed with a knife across the face. This was my father. I was in my 20s, a young man, trying to find my own way and figure it all out, and my primary pathfinder in life had driven himself to this pitiful state. He died at 53 years old, not from drinking funny enough, but from smoking (lung cancer). I was with him the last days of his life, I had got him into a hospice. He was in denial he was dying, just like he had been in denial for years that he had a drinking problem. But for a moment, he had this spark of clarity. He said- I wish I would have done more. I don't know what his "more" was, but I remember that statement all the time and wonder if I am doing "more" in my life. I can tell you one thing, my life does not involve drinking, smoking, or drug use of any kind, and I have tried to live a life where I won't be sitting on my death bed one day saying the same thing.
AU, be strong. Find the strength and beauty that is inside of you. Take care of yourself pal. Peace, Kevin
You're doing more , just by sharing this ,LOVE COVERS , A MULTITUDE OF MISTAKES , MISSINGS OF THE MARK , OR SINS , IF YOU LIKE , it doesn't Cover up , LOVE COVERS , , IT PROVIDES SHELTER IN THE STORMS , IT TAKES COURAGE FROM ON HIGH TO BE THAT, , TO BE LOVE , TO BE CHRIST TO ANOTHER ♥
Wow! What a story! What a lesson.
😓🙏🕊️❤️
Are you idiot? Drink and smoke sometime men, live your youth that is not infinite, and if u continue for this road one day you will regret it
The best thing I ever heard about this: Sobriety gives you everything alcohol promised.
Damn that’s a hot quote!!! 🔥
Woah. 😳. Nothing else to say.
Well said Paul. Well said.
It’s not that simple. Disclaimer: I do NOT condone alcohol abuse, quite the opposite. Alcohol abuse is horrible, mentally and physically.
I’m an alcoholic, and sobriety didn’t make me more productive. I’m an artist (surprise I know) and alcohol never really impaired my ability to work and create. I have fallen off the wagon, but I still feel extremely compelled and inspired to paint. When I was sober, I was still anxious and depressed, even after almost 2 years of sobriety. Even when you’re productive, a void can remain. THAT is the problem.
@@swagnusmcduck7566 THIS.
Somehow, I'm not an alcoholic, though I have pretty much all of the risk factors. When I drink moderately (no more than three at a time), I feel fantastic: I'm focused, energized and motivated; pretty much all the things that I know I'm already capable of, but can't seem to access most of the time. The best part is that it silences all the shit in my head, and so for a few brief hours, all troubles and fears go out the window. All insecurities are crippled. To not feel that weight anymore, or worse, nothing at all, is a blissful feeling. It's straight poison, and yet, it almost feels like medicine. That's what makes it so dangerous. Because after you've tied a few on, you feel more like yourself. You feel more human. You get to be normal again, if only for a little while...
At least, that's how I'd describe it.
I was addicted to alcohol for over 32 years. Couldn't even work without it.
December 25th 2022💜💜💜
7 years sober 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👑👑💪💪
Maintain that strength!
thats actually my birthday. Apparently a lucky day for two.
Yep, life is better without it
I cut back recently and only drink at work now
great job bro, sober is always the best way to LIVE
When I quit drinking at around 30 years old, my life took an entirely different, positive direction. One of the best choices I ever made was stopping using alcohol.
I recently turned 30, been an addict half of my life, recently 5 years alcoholic. 2022 was the year I decided "I can''t go through this again, repeating the cycle but now booze instead of drugs". I'm still struggling, it's lonely, sometimes soul crushing. Comments like yours give me a slight boost to keep going. Thanks.
@@markitopzponzio4167 congrats my man! also you said something wich i despise so much as society really made that separation, booze is a drug, I hate the separation society does with it. All the ads are always drugs AND alcohol but they're the same fucking thing. Anyhow, keep your head high friend!! you're killing it
I drink two shots of whiskey at dinner everyday,
yes everyday, for the last 30 years, and I am still healthy and active. What's wrong with alcohol?
@@WholesomeTaiwaneseMonkeygod there known health issues with even two units a day, 14 per week. Plenty of YT vids on this subject. Free to choose is the good news.
@@pmaly9473 I think most people here are alcohol abuser. They just drink too much at a time and they drink with an empty stomach too. My mother-in-law is 92 years old now and she drinks two shots of whiskey or vodka every day too since she was 40 years old. We all drink with food. That is the major difference.
I was an alcoholic. The biggest help in getting sober, was just telling myself, “I Dont drink”. As if someone was asking if I was wanted a drink. Any time I was in a position where I’d normally drink, I’d say it out loud to myself. “I don’t drink”. Something about it was empowering. 7 years sober.
Excellent. You took charge. You just decided that you weren't going to be alcohol's "bitch" anymore. I DON'T DRINK. It's a simple but powerful statement. It's a simple but powerful choice.
I like how you told yourself “I don’t drink” I believe state of mind has a lot to do with it.
Thanks for the tip!
I'm going to use this
How has your life changed ?
Almost 4 months sober from alcohol and it’s better than I could have even imagined
Sameee
Why is it, what makes it more exciting. My daughter is in relapse and I want to know how to help her find a better feeling about her life.
@@ME-fo7si Dopamine Nation explains many things!
Hello Genie, I'm not going to tell my story because I'll be typing for quite a while when it comes to booze but in just a few words I'll say this, I fell into drinking heavily in my late teens and continued that path until roughly 36. In that time I lost my children, family, friends, ended up in Hospital well over 200 times and eventually ended up in intensive care with multiple internal organ failure, 13 broken ribs, both shoulders smashed to bits and a eviscerated immune system. I had to be put in a coma with a ventilator to breath for me and that was just a bit of it. The ventilator filled my lungs with fluid so I needed lung surgery where at 51 now I can hardly breath and will be very lucky if I make it another few years living. My point is all of this was through booze Genie. 4 months sober is magnificent and you are on a magical journey now back to who you should be because the ghost you were before is just a shadow of the real you. I wish you all the luck in the World with your sobriety and the longer it goes on the more the World will put in your path the beautiful things in life.
@@ME-fo7si She need to get proper knowledge what alcohol really is . Unfortunately this knowledge is meticulously hidden
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life for over 23 years. Suffered severe depression and mental health problems. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment honestly saved my life. 4 years clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here. and mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on this planet i wish people would all realize. they could solve a lot of problems, more than just mental treatments, environmental clean up; the possibilities are endless with fungus.
I've been looking to try shrooms for depression, just very difficult to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice!
How can i find him?Is he on instgram
My first experience with shrooms cleared
my mind and I started seeing the world on a
whole new level
I am over four years sober. Life is better without alcohol. I am happier and in control of my life and decisions.
👏🏿💪🏿
Your life is better, for many moderate drinking enhances their life.
you say your now in control of your life and decisions. But you made the decision to stop drinking when you were a drinker?
2:56 He realized that if he didn’t change he would end up in jail, killing himself, or killing somebody. And I’ve seen it, close to home.
I drank heavily most of my life. I quit almost 7 years ago. I felt nothing physical by quitting but I was so emotionally dependent on alcohol. I had a bad day at work so I drank. I went to a party so I drank. I had a bad breakup so I drank. I drank because I was happy and I drank because I was sad. Every one did it so I did it. After leaving work the first stop was buying alcohol. After I quit, I realized most everything bad that happened to me or the roller coaster and depression of life was caused by drinking. Drinking almost ruined my life. I threw myself into exercise and cleaning up my house since drinking made me unhealthy and made me not care about things. Alcohol numbed me so I didn't see the reality. Now that I'm sober, things are clearer, I care more, I feel more, I sleep better, I love more, I work harder. I'm healthier. I got rid of friends who drank and got rid of that lifestyle. I stayed home and became quite boring until everything leveled out. Best thing I ever did and I can confidently say I will never drink a drop of alcohol ever again. I get so tired of seeing commercials that make drinking seem glamorous or special. It is not OK.
Good for you!
I am hopeful that, as more people wake up, the trend we saw towards tobacco will take place against the booze industry (death in bottle, any way anyone tries to justify or soft-pedal it otherwise, such being the whole "in moderation" nonsense)
Wow, thank you for sharing your story. Your discipline is highly admirable.
Just remember, if you suddenly find good friend who drink disposable...that says a lot about you. People who drink a lot aren't always bad people. Maybe you could have helped them. Sad
@@karlfalckh3498 I think K W was getting rid of the influence of those friends. He/she did not say they were bad. He/she said drinking is bad.
@@helenebennie3961 ''I got rid of friends who drank''
I’m coming up on 12yrs sober. I can’t describe how much my life has changed since I quit. I’m so grateful I got the message in my early 30’s. I face life on its terms, good or bad. I might not always get the answer im looking for, but I now know the answer was never in alcohol. For anyone struggling, keep at it. Life is so much easier without it. ✌🏻
Amazing James! Superb to read this. I absolutely know the elation you speak of. I can feel it reading your words. Being a non-drinker is a beautiful thing. Much respect to you
Thank you
Been drinking since I was 12, having young teen parents the first time I got drunk was with them. Now at 34 on my birthday I went through a scary life changing experience with alcohol. I decided to quit drinking in general I felt like it’s my last chance at life. It has definitely been an experience, I feel like I don’t know my self without it, it’s like I was born again and getting to know my self again and its scary and exciting as well. 32 days sober today 🙏🏼
Fantastic! Keep going, get to know the real you! And pray!
What happened? I wandered into a swamp, drunk one night taking a shortcut and almost drowned. Everyone hits rock bottom with alcohol, if they don't die. Keep on keepin on!
Congratulations!
Gods blessings upon you Miriam, just keep knocking and asking the Lord to deliver you❣️And Thank him as he does🙏🏻👏🙌
I have been sober for twenty years. Please hang in there. I'm telling you, being sober is awesome. Life is beautiful. Don't look back!
Stopped drinking nearly 30 years ago. Best move I ever did
I agree 👍🏽
Forty years ago for me and I'm so glad! 😊❤️🌿
Made**
That's great for you, but don't project onto others who know how to exercise moderation.
Ditto 33 years and counting. Take care ❤️🙏💯
@@Despond they didn't. They just made a statement. Why so defensive? Do you feel guilty about something? Hmmmmm
I've never been an alcoholic but I stopped completely drinking at parties and events 2 years ago, I totally stopped alcohol. Today I'm more focus on my goals, I have more success, and my relatives respect me for that. Even some people around me stopped drinking aswell, following my examples. I'm proud of it and I wish all people here in this comment section to live the same thing.
Literally same. I used to drink very occasionally and that too in social events or so but since the last 3 years, I have totally stopped drinking. Like not even one drop of an alcoholic drink has passed down my throat. Hands down the best decision I made in my life! ❤
I needed to hear this today. Thank you.
Drank for 34yrs & this comin February 5 - 2023 I'll be 2yrs SOBER !! THANKS TO OUR HIGHER POWER AM GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE ...🙂
🎉🎉🎉 congrats! 2 years for me on Feb 8th! It’s the best way to live!!!!!
Continued strength to you 🙏🙏
I went to a concert last night (heavy rock). I ate a great meal and drank some ice cold water and danced all night. Best concert EVER! AND, I woke up feeling like a million bucks!!!🧡
Well said Lisa ! THIS will motivate others . Not health issues
I did this and started noticing stuff like... My feet hurt, ears ringing, do I have to stay all night? 😂
Normaly wouldn't notice any of this cuz of being wasted.
We should go to a concert.
I Drank for about 7 years. I'm currently 2 months sober. I got this and so do you.
I don't know you but I can honestly say I am proud of you. Your liver, kidneys, brain and heart all thank you. Keep going! Stay sober!
Let’s goooo!!
Thank you for this video. Today I hit 5 weeks sober. I really felt like drinking last night, but I just prayed harder. God and Video's like this have really helped me on this path.
Please don't give up I am an alcoholic and my last relapse was scary!
God will aways offer you a way out. We'll done 👍
Congratulations! Keep going! You've got this!
fasting cured my alcoholism. no more cravings
Amen 🙏
I have drunk since the age of 13 I'm 58 now I managed to get sober in October last year by the time I stopped it was blackout drunk daily, I have had one fall at new years but am going well. Strength to all who know the curse of addiction and the loss it causes.
Glad to hear you were able to get back up after your stumble!
You are on the right path.
Glad your clean and feeling better-- you were an extremest , all of these comment deal with people going over board and fucking up!
People need to be able to handle - bottom line
God Bless you friend. Pray that the good things about being sober keep your head above the waves.
I'm half drunk watching this, and there's a good reason for that, I need and want to stop drinking. As great as this video is, it's the all the comments below that are truly inspiring. Thank you all for sharing your encouraging stories and I applaud each and everyone you! I plan on sharing my own success story one day as well. God bless you all.
Same, sir. Heavy binge drinking is my thing.. I drink so I dont feel alone. When I'm sober all I want to do is die
For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.
He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight. - Psalm 72:12-14
Allow Him to help you and He will. God bless you richly, Cody.
You mean you haven't done or said enough stoopid ass rude things to people yet? lol. I've had my fill. Can't take any of it back either.
You can do this
Courage sir! You'll stop drinking easily. Just stay strong and focus on your goal. You don't need alcohol for anything. Bless up!
My life before sobriety... failing marriage, depression, money problems, kids upset with me. Life after sobriety... still married, and happy, new higher paying job, kids proud of me, climbed Kilimanjaro and travel regularly, back in school.... nuff said.
Your comment made me choke up a bit, in a good way. Six days sober (again) and feeling way more confident I'll avoid the Fading Affect Bias that has tripped me up the last three attempts (9 months being the longest). FAB is the worst, watch out for it's tricks!
@@ChrisHillslixer You should give hypnotherapy a go. FAB is dangerous, or euphoric recall which is probably quite similar. Months pass and then suddenly you trick yourself into thinking that things weren't all that bad. Suddenly you're back drinking. Doh! Yeah bro, totally get it. I quit 4 years ago and I know I'll never drink again. In fact booze isn't even on my radar. I rarely think about it unless I'm coming online to offer others support, and even at that it still repulses me. Hypnotherapy for me personally was a game changer. Re-wire to old unconscious mind and clean the slate.
@@ChrisHillslixer Fading Affect Bias I've just googled it. Thats exactly the thing that catches me out. Now I've learned its a deep and a common experience. Ill be waiting for it
Absolutely well done 👍
Thank you for sharing your story.
Sometimes just thinking of the evils alcohol caused in our life’s .
Helps to counter act the thoughts of wanting to drink 🍺.
Wow 💯👍
I gave up drinking alcohol in 2010 after many years of drinking every day. Things are much better now that I gave it up. Never turning back.
SouthAus42 - I gave up about 15 years ago. Maybe more, could be 20, I honestly can't remember. Never going back. Keep it up.
I got drunk and left my 2,000 dollar guitar at the park. It was gone the next morning. I realized that while living a drinking lifestyle I could never legitimately use the expression, "I did my best". So I stopped 5 years ago. This video reinforces that decision.
Fantastic! Keep going!
Sorry for your lost. Was it a Martin? Keep strong!
@@nihsla Yes, it was! I had it for 14 years. I was besides myself. I went through all the stages of self-loathing, blaming, anger, depression. Finally 2 years later I was telling my story to a guitar builder. He said casually, “That sounds like a good deal. Losing a guitar to get rid of a bad habit like drinking.” Those were healing words for me.
I relate to this comment. How many lone binges I've had in the past where I left or forgotten full backpacks, phones, wallets, countless items that were never recovered.
To feel 'good' for a few hours on a night isn't worth the day long hangover the next day
Been sober since Jan 25 2019, best thing I ever did for myself!
Fantastic! 🥰 🌿 🙆🏻♀️
So you stayed strong during the C time . Well done !
Looser
38 months sober. Thank God 🙏
Amine yarabi 🤲🏾
Thank God is right! Praise Jesus 🙏🏻
A nice little bout of diverticulitis was all it took for me to give up alcohol for good. And I only drank a couple of times a month at most.
"You need to have something to do thats worth waking up for, that's the substitution to drinking." I feel that comment.
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I kicked the habit a few years ago. One of the best decisions I have made in my life. I have not made many good decisions in my life, but this one was.
I bet you've actually made lots and lots of good decisions, but because they were good you don't dwell on them like the bad ones....it's what we all do, ruminate on our mistakes.
I've been 8 months sober. Almost lost my marriage and job due to Alcohol. Told myself I didn't have a problem...but I did. I'm glad I was able to recognize this Alcohol problem before it was too late.
I QUIT ALCOHOL AND IS THE BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE!
I drink two shots of whiskey at dinner everyday,
yes everyday, for last 40 years, and I am still healthy and active. What's wrong with alcohol?
When did you know it was a problem?
Thank God you didn't lose your marriage because I've lost my marriage due to this drug and that is an awful pain. I wish I could have been as strong as you were and beaten it.
@@toddventura7191 People just tend to blame their problems on alcohol.
In
reality,it is their mental problem. Even if they quit
alcohol, the underlying mental problem might still exist.
And then they might turn to abuse other substance.
@@WholesomeTaiwaneseMonkeygod Hey, if it works for you, then do it. Theres nothing wrong with consuming alcohol...the problem is the amount that leads to problems with health and social life. That's what I failed to see for many years.
Alcohol was my mistress. As a closeted bing drinker, I had everyone fooled. One night , I fell into a coma, had two strokes and woke up blind unable to walk and speak. After a year and a half of sobriety, 64 appointments, 5 surgeries, and a year of crawling my way back to functional health, I'm back.❤ I would rather die than ever drink again. I had my share of all of it. Life is so much better with out it.
I hope you are good....decisions to be made on my side...it..s only the one decision
😮 WOW! What a story!
I stopped drinking at aged 40 and do not miss it and cringe when I see people downing large amounts of alcohol. If I could go back to my 16 year old self I would tell her to never touch it.
I’ve said the same thing. I wished I never drank. I haven’t drank in 3 years and all of my family drink and most of them are alcoholic.
But why? You can enjoy alcohol in reasonable amounts and be really healthy and productive. Balance in all things.
@@onlychaosmatters not everyone can moderate
It's cheap, and expensive too.
@@onlychaosmatters you might be able to, but all humans are different.
I totally applaud you for making this. The tide is turning slowly, and people are waking up to the truth about booze. I am six years sober after decades of extreme alcohol abuse and cannot believe how much better I feel physically and mentally. If you feel it is a problem, it probably is. You can make a change - I never thought it was possible, but with the right help and inspiration you can do it. Love this video!
knowing the truth of booze does not mean avoiding it completely
Weirdo, why don't u hate on hydrogen next
@@theorysmasher7022 Why would I hate Hydrogen? It powers the sun that makes all life on earth viable. Not much to hate about that I reckon, but maybe I AM just a weirdo 😂😂😂😂☀
honest question. I would love to quit drinking but I’m in college and it is really hard to explain why I won’t drink ok a Saturday night. How did you start to tell people around you that you changed and stopped drinking? Obviously, I don’t wanna be rude to them or explain myself too much, but I can’t think of anymore excuses but the dead truth of my WHY, which I am not ready to tell..
@@Jamie-bb6oj it's not bad or harmful to drink, rather it's fun... keep yourself in control. one day a week of binge drinking is fine
I was never a drinker until covid. I was also on paternity leave from work for 2 months. I had nothing to do and decided to start having a few drinks on the weekends. It turned into a few days during the week and then to everyday.
I won't lie and say I've been miserable. It's the happiest I've ever been. My anxiety & fear was gone. I felt like a giant. Extremely confident and finally great at conversation, no small talk.
Until a few months ago, I realized it was a problem because it was a massive expense and I was already living paycheck to paycheck. I haven't gone cold turkey yet but I've been cutting back slowly and I'm now to the point where I drink 2 days a week. The goal is to fully stop.
That being said, a few days after my last drink, I become extremely depressed and have no motivation and think I have no reason to be here except for my family. I know this is part of the process but it is extremely difficult. Hopefully I will surpass this and will not need to rely on alcohol to feel strength.
Good luck to all of you out there with any of these struggles.
Completely understand, the struggle is real 🙏
This is the realest comment in here. Alcohol makes me charming, clever and funny. It's also been costing me 200 to 300 dollars a month. I tried switching to something cheaper but cheap booze just makes you hungover. Some people in my life get upset about the drinking but I'm a happy drunk. I don't go out and wreck cars, I don't beat my wife, I don't start fights with people. Aside from the money and health concerns I don't see what the big problem is. Leave me alone Karens.
As a new parent these are some of the choices we all have to make. My advise man up, your child / family comes first. Don’t be that self absorbed shit who can’t think beyond himself.
@yrg4269 the reason for me making these changes is my wife and kids. I'm not sure how that makes me a self absorbed pos
@@christianandres6113 towards the end you noted being depressed, was trying to get you past that point. Wish your family health n wellness.
18 years of sobriety and counting! But at the end of the day all we have is today! Sobriety show me how to live again Sober living rocks!
Looser
After 40 years of drinking my body needed a major surgery and someone recommended that I use the recovery time to try and stop. I did, that was 6 weeks ago. Friends and family are still confused as to why I stopped. It truly is a day to day , even hour to hour struggle at times. I thank all of you who share your thoughts on how to stay alchohal free.
I'm 31. Was drinking spirits everyday for 12 years straight, no breaks. I had 26 visits to hospital in the space of 8 months 2 years ago. Doctors were getting ready for me to leave this world, my nurse told me. I was smoking, using heroin and other drugs on top of it but drink was my Demon! I quiet 4 months ago, cold turkey from all of it. No smoking, nothing! I bought some weights/dumbells. At the beginning, I couldn't even do a push-up. Now I'm doing 100 push-ups, sit-ups, squats, all around body dumbell exercises. Takes about 2 hours to do everything and 15 mins of skipping at the end with a bit of shadow boxing thrown in the odd day. I bu my meat from the butchers, my veg from an organic store. My brain is functioning amazingly. I'm a new man. I would encourage you to pick up some dumbbells, start with baby steps but never give up! Even the days when you're tired, just get up and do it!
You share your story thank you, I have been drunk daily since I was 13 years old and I am 58 I got sober for 3 months but have had a fall your words are an inspiration to move forward and try again thank you
@@peterharris38 It won’t be easy. This is no small task. The mind beating alone can feel (feelings/ emotions often being untruthful) paralyzing.
This world is full of people with differing opinions and belief systems many of these being that which makes this world such a beautiful place.
However I believe few would argue that there at least occasionally seems to be opposing ideas battling within our minds whether we call it ignorance (unknowing), confusion, the black and white dog, the flesh and soul, good versus evil, truth versus lies or the spirit of satan versus the spirit of God.
Going further I will use the flesh (it wants to do what it wants to do regardless of possible negative outcomes) versus soul (that inner gut/chest/mind knowing of what is best and beneficial for us regardless of the unveiling of our previous or present distasteful acts or thoughts, the hard work/trials ahead or imminent judgement of others.)
The flesh is Never on your side(unless it thinks there’s something to gain/indulge in) it’s out to get what it can get and as much of it (whatever “IT” is) that it can. Make no mistake as I’m sure you also know you are now at war with its desires! The flesh will do its best to destroy anything that gets in the way of what it wants.
HOWEVER what it desperately and constantly seeks to keep forever hidden with it’s scratching, screaming, gnawing, degrading, belittling, shaming, pandering tirade is that IT is WEAK beyond measure!!! The only power/strength IT has is what We (our soul the epitome of strength) have allowed “it”.
Once you see/recognize “IT’S” precarious nature and the futility of its power over you make a plan that will quantify what a truly beautiful life looks like to you, walk ONLY that path and Continually REJECT the unrelenting barrage that will undoubtedly ensue to sway you from your path and the flesh has No choice but to do as YOU Command!
Much love and pride I hold in my heart for you and the beautiful journey ahead of you.
Hold strength and joy close to your heart and soldier on my friend. We are in front of you, behind you and beside you!
@@calico6911 thank you so much for your compassionate and thoughtful words, i have and am at the bottom of the barrel I am so drunk that it has taken me an hour to write this. I am lost in the fog being drunk please help me please
@@peterharris38 don't give up! It's not important how many times you fall, its important how many times you get up. Try reading Allen Carr's Easyway to Control Alcohol. If you want to stop you will definitely do it! Good luck!
I gave up drinking and drugs 27 months ago and I feel amazing plus I went on a very strict diet and exercise program and to date I've lost 206lbs.ive got my life back and I love it❤️🏴
Awesome 👏!
16 years clean now, thanks to my lord and saviour. peace and love to all xx
You're welcome. Can I remind you that even though I'm omnipotent and created the entire universe, I still need U.S Dollars. I will send you my bank account details for money transfer
Where was he when you got hooked on it, you saved yourself no one else.
Thank you for making this video. I am a recovering alcoholic. I cannot get over how “normal” drinking alcohol has become. I have many years of sobriety. I have had the most fun being sober and I have laughed the hardest being sober. Sobriety seriously rocks. I love this video so much. Hopefully and prayfully people start waking up to the realities of what drinking alcohol really does. Also, parents who drink regularly around their children, have no idea the harm it causes for their children. My son made sobering up quite easy for me. He didn’t ask to come into this world so it was my duty to sober up for him. God please bless everyone here!!
15 months sober. Best decision I have ever made. The process of allowing myself to be the unaltered version of me has been a journey of healing of my mind, body, spirit and soul, and a rediscovery of the person I was always meant to be. Absolutely life changing.
I don't know you, but I can honestly say I am proud of you.
Keep moving forward,and never look back,in time good things happen
Honest to God, I got drunk at the age of 17 by accident. I didn't know that the piña colada I was drinking with rum in it could get me drunk. I had more than one glass of it. My cousins had to assist me out of the small party. The next day I swore that would NEVER EVER happen to me again. I'm now 62 years old and haven't touch alcohol since and DON'T ever plan to.
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boring
@@mohannadhaddad3740 wow! Is that ever telling
You are not a human..such a boring...
I have a similar story. I'm 33 now but I got really drunk once when I was 16. Told myself never again and I absolutely hate alcohol
'Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.' - Carl Jung
Yeah, a wise man, but normal consumption isn't an addiction, and I bet that chap enjoyed a beverage or two in his long life, especially given his nationality.
@@andrewlilley3660 Maybe it is just me but I think the original comment was sarcasm.
@@matiasmoulin2126 No, I think your comment is sarcasm, Matias.
@@andrewlilley3660 You can enjoy some things in moderation indeed. Although I decided to cut alcohol completely!
@@KeepAdvancingInLife Yeah, I agree, I have had several very long dry periods, so to speak, not out of any health concerns, but just experimenting and testing my willpower.
I do though love a glass of really good red wine, and being in my mid-sixties, it's not something I wish to completely deny myself, all the very best.
I have been an alcoholic most of my adult life but managed to quit cigarettes almost 3 years ago. I got made redundant in February this year and my drinking got worse. However, today is my 6th day sober and approaching this challenge of quitting in a similar way. Recognising the moments of craving. Understanding they will go. I have a silly mantra when I get a craving. "Come on! Make it hurt so good!". Meaning accept the challenge whilst believing how bad can it get. Admittedly it is very early days and only time will tell. I like the expression "never give up giving up". Don't berate yourself either if you make mistakes on the journey to been cigarette/alcohol free. Motivation hub is an apt definition for this channel just like the comments I've read. Thanks for the added motivation.
I’m 47. I quit drinking 2 years ago. February makes 2 years and that’s one of the best things I’ve done. I drank because family and friends drank and I was always shy so drinking gave me confidence to act loud.. but I was really acting stupid.. Covid lockdowns separated me from social life and I had no desire to drink. I did lots of reflection and I can’t believe how drinking has ppl looking.. stupid and belligerent.. I never liked being around drunk ppl. But I put up with it because I drank too.. I will never go back. I have absolutely no desire to drink.. and I feel so much better about life and myself,, my relationships are better.. not to mention I look so much better and happier.. sometimes u gotta cut ppl off to shake the drugs or alcohol.. because ppl love to include alcohol in everything.. god is good.. have a blessed day if your reading this
The best explanation of alcohol use, it’s like taking out happiness on credit, you not only pay it back, you pay it back plus interest.
That's why i quit when i turned 21, my body's interest rate was out of this world!
Best explanation 😅😅😅
Very well put. That's me. If I drink, it changes who I am for about 2 weeks.
Awesome way to think about it, I'll have to remember this.
That's cool now you should stop smoking
This comment is for Chris Hill, Every time I got that little " go to the liquor store" voice in my head I played my tape all the way through in my head and remembered I would just wake up and suffer the next day if I went back to the store. IT HAS HELPED ME STAY SOBER FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. sometimes it takes years to quit, stay strong.
Best decision ever made. 13 years ago. Just gave it up. Too many people I loved around me succumbed to addiction.
What did you replace the addiction with.
@@AUSTIN-ss2zd I wasn't an alcoholic. I just gave up drinking. I'd say I just found better ways to use my time. Exercise. Connections with people.
@Jonathan Welke I did a similar thing. 15 years ago, after a divorce, I decided I didn't want to drink at home on my own.
So I gave up. I don't miss alcohol in the slightest. I can not see any benefit to consuming alcohol whatsoever.
Congrats brother !
@@rogersimmons8788 It's all about the drinking style.
I think most people here are alcohol abuser. They just
drink too much at a time and they drink with an empty
stomach too. My mother is 92 years old and she drinks two
shots of whiskey or vodka every day too since she was 40
years old. We all drink with food. That is the major
difference.
Alcohol, sugar, tobacco are all addictive . Take control of your intake. You have the power.
Virtue signaling on the internet isn't an admiral addiction either
@cate siegel You probably eat doughnuts. 😂
@@karlfalckh3498 😂
Don't forget addiction to meat... people in North America eat WAY more than they need. That's why so many are fat and sick.
@@atennyson4143 People are not fat because they’re eating meat, give me a break.
I'm 23 years old, Stopped the use of cigarettes 3.5months ago after 7 years. Stopped the use of alcohol 3weeks ago. Started going to the gym 6 days a week at the same time. At the end of my 90 days program I don't want to go back, I will continue to train for myself and I will not put my lips on a cigarette or alcoholic drink ever again. My best advice would be to listen to what your body is telling you. Don't listen to the people that can't understand the why you're doing that. Stay with the ones that support you trough your efforts. Just focus on being a better version of yourself.
Have been there myself, only regret is not giving it up sooner. You are on the right path take it from someone who has a decade on you going down the wasteful path. Build yourself up, read, educate, volunteer etc. soon you’ll have a family looking upto you. Godspeed!
Awesome, you became a health nut!
Just completed dry January and thought I’d just do that as a “reset”I couldn’t believe how great I felt afterwards. It was so impactful that I have decided to keep going and try to quit drinking moving forward. Kudos to all of you who have managed to stay sober after years of drinking. Very inspiring❤
Good for you! Superb decision to make. There are far too many amazing things that come with being a non-drinker. Go you!
I’m over 12 years sober and am so grateful to be able to say that. I’m able to walk through some of the worst things I’ve ever experienced with a sense of grace and dignity that I never thought possible and I thank GOD and the people in AA for saving my life,🙏❤️
These compilations are the most motivating thing ever. Hearing all of these stories combined back to back is amazing. Thank you please keep these coming 🙏🏽
Best thing I ever did to give up alcohol in 1997
Pff looser
You`re amazing! :)
I was so sick of being sick, and I didn’t want to die X
Drank for 79 years, completely sober now. Really looking forward to the future.
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79 years???
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I quit when I was 30 yrs. old and that was 42 yrs. ago. Not going to say it was easy. AA saved my life. I needed to hear that someone had done the same awful things I had, and see that these people made it through to the other side. It gave me hope which was a feeling I thought I'd never know again. For all those who are struggling, please know that every one of us has said or done things we can't mention. You're not alone and you are worth the good life you were born to have.
At 72 years old it must be difficult to admit you've made alot of mistakes. It's good to know the AA fellowship saved you. Thank you for sharing your struggle.
I stopped drinking in June whilst on vacation. Save money, save time, save energy. Try and enjoy the world without any filters.
I had no idea! I use alcohol to numb my emotional trauma and pain. I'll face the pain and deal with it like an adult. And stop numbing it. I'm still at the early stage, I believe I am going to beat it. Thank y'all for this information.
Hi Melissa, I really hope you do ❤
Of course you'll Beat It!!
I'm 3.5yrs sober, feel great. Thank you for this video and putting this info out there. ❤
Please pray for me cause I sip whiskey all day night but never get drunk but know it's a problem and I need prayers please
I'll pray for you. I know you can get to the other side and not feel like you need to drink.
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I pray for you. That you realize that YOU are the responsible one. YOU have the power to stop and not “sip.” You and ONLY you. No one praying for you will do ANYTHING unless and until YOU realize you have this power. You do. You may not believe it, you may be looking outside yourself (for example people “praying” for you), but the ONLY place you’ll find success and power is looking within. THAT’S where the power lies. It lies with YOU. My prayer is that you realize this. Once you do, it’s simple.
No you need a cigar to go with the whiskey. Winston Churchill ran a bloody country in war time while drinking whisky & smoking Cubans, so I am sure you will be fine.
I’m praying for you. You have this and can stop.
As a current and active alcoholic, I complete understand this. This life is fun 25% of the time and dreadful 75%. This helped me cut back my drinking by 50% (sorry for all the percentages, it's how addicts rationalize it). To be honest, I will always wonder who I'd be if I never drank... and that haunts me.
50%? How is that? If im gonna have 10 beers and get drunk, but cut back to 5, im gonna have 5 beers but that ain't gonna get me drunk
I thought the same but took a leap 9 months ago with AA and have stayed sober since. I can honestly say I know myself better and am happier than I have been for years. Trust me you will not regret it
You will get to know yourself, warts and all. You have the right to be the real you.
I rarely post anything on youtube, but your comment really resonated to me. Stop drinking and you will find yourself. It's the most wonderful thing about quitting alcohol. I've been sobre 9 years. I was drinking to be funny, sociable and loved from the age of 14 to 37. It was a total disaster for everyone involved. I followed the steps, and I'm now a very happy introvert with an awesome job and amazing friends around me. I was so scared at first to confront the quiet person who's shit at small-talk. Years of therapy, yoga and meditation later, and I'm getting to love myself. I have discovered many qualities i had no idea I had. Take the leap. Hang in there. Sobriety is freedom around the corner. Blessings to you
Thank God I swore against alcohol back when I was a teenager.
I bet you drive a Porsche
@@wobblybobengland Nah, his meth habit eats up all the additional income.
Some ppl just can’t wait on an opportunity to be an ASSWIPE smh and the sarcasm! I’m proud of you kid @Byron Lee I wished I never liked alcohol bc ever since I had it at 13 I’ve never been the same😢 it was something very culturally accepted in my country of origin (Dom.Rep)
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Brilliant edit. Drank 4-5 double vodkas every night for years. Quit cold turkey four weeks ago and I can’t believe how good I feel! Seriously I well never go back to drinking ever again.
Best decision ever, thank you!
@AJ ! hey now, be supportive!! But you're probably right lol
@AJ ! Yes, I tend to agree, we as human beings are not equipped to be paragons of virtue indefinitely. Total abstinence from anything is eventually self-defeating! Plus, life just ain't long enough.
@AJ ! FACTS!! LOL
4-5 double vodkas a night is pretty heavy drinking, so yeah it's good you stopped.
So true!! I’ve been in recovery since 12/24/2011 from drug and alcohol abuse and addiction! I’ve always said that alcohol is such a socially acceptable drug! Alcohol killed my mom when I was 18! I watched my mom loose her job as a teacher, get 3 DUI’s, go into a psychiatric treatment facility, and then jail. She died from an accidental overdose. I’ve always struggled staying sober from alcohol since getting into recovery. I had almost 6 years sober and clean when I relapsed with alcohol again in 2021 before my wedding to my amazing husband!! I now have a little over 1 year sober from alcohol again! I am such a happier person when I’m in recovery and trusting God!! If I can do it so can you!
Still drinking my beer. Alcoholism is horrific as it will kill you most likely.....liver.....my dad never lost anyone but himself and passed at 61. Best father ever, I miss him every single day.
It's a mental trick. You are under the influence and even though you realize it's wrong, you are still infected with the pathogen. Just realize you are currently not in control because of poison. Once the poison starts to go away you will be in more control. Then the fight begins. Tell it to fuck off and stay fucked off. Don't entertain any tricks about "detoxing" or "weening off." It's all bullshit. Mental tricks.
I lost my father and brother to alcoholism. If it became illegal, I wouldn’t be upset…at all. It destroyed our family. It kills way too many people - physically and mentally.
I also lost my Mum to alcoholism. It was hell on earth. I wish they'd ban it I really do.
It took out my mother & sister, & my 2 cousins struggle with it. My college friend is an alcoholic too. It definitely runs in families & in the type A & AB bloodtypes!
hmm even if faced with anecdotes and personal evidence (my father and his bloodline all developed mental issues due to alcoholism) i still always question if its really alcohol as the sole factor or main cause of personality disorder.
my father has anxiety (cant go out without his nerves all perked up) and aged body compared to his peers because of alcohol and tobacco. but its still hard to believe that alcohol does such a thing.
what does it do to physical body though? hmm
@@jJust_NO_
try watching this video & then look up the people who made sense, Dr. Huberman has videos on alcohol, he's talking about the physiological effects, but i can tell u from experience that the mental, emotional & spiritual toll that alcohol takes can make people prone to dark spiritual forces.
Alcohol Cartels know it ,but they are sociopaths
Sober 18 years......best sober years of my life.fiinally living life on life's terms and growing up emotionally, mentally, and spiritually!!!!!! Sobriety is the best!!!!!!!!!
59 years old and had been drinking since 16. Six years sober and don’t miss it at all. If you have an addictive personality be careful you don’t just replace it with something else that’s unhealthy. Wishing all of you the best and hoping that you can quit - trust me you won’t regret it.
I’m 58 and have been drinking since 16 also.
I’m trying to stop for my grandkids since I could never do it for myself.
It’s only been 6 days so far but that in itself is a mini miracle.
I hope i can do this.
@@bestboy138 If you want to do this you will do this
@@jacotolkien - day 19
Yep, I recommend people replace the alcoholic beverage drinking with sugarless tea or coffee.
Alcohol and porn 😂 my life
Hope more people watch this talk. It will improve the quality of our society and the world.
I began heavily drinking during COVID. Before that, my drinking was increasing and getting worse, but it REALLY took off once COVID hit. I had attempted to quit or severely cut back a number of times but it never lasted. Once the calendar turned over to 2023, I have been able to, somehow, manage to stay sober. I haven't had a drink since New Year's Eve 2022.
I still get cravings once in a while, but am stronger now, somehow, than I was these last few years. I think it has something to do with the calendar turning over to a new year and building up progress that makes it "magical" to me to keep my streak of sobriety rather than a random day, like I tried so many times, in the past.
Hi I have seven years sober it's the best decision I have ever made my life is so much better
31 days without a drink just to see what it’s like. I don’t miss it as much as I thought I would.
Well done, I’m going to try that. All I know is the money it’s costing me and the excess weight gained from drinking pre mixed cans. So full of sugar.
@@Rosesraspberries72 I went 7.5 months and picked it up again. I really need to get off of this alcohol kick I have been on for 5 months now. God bless you and do stay strong. It is a lie that life is better with it. I know this, now by the grace of God I need to pick myself up and try again. God bless you.
For me it's three months now. I don't know how much of this depends on the amounts one was drinking, but after about the second month I started feeling a change in myself that was rather interesting. I was starting to have a much easier time controlling all my other little cravings, and also be more disziplined. Of course it is still a bit early to really call that an effect. Might be some random phase I'm going through. But for now I'll keep sobriety going, hopefully for at least a year, just to see how it turns out.
@@BrianVallotton You can do it Brian, keep the faith.
@@michaeldale6560 Thanks Michael! Day 2 here… funny thing is I have gone years without a drink. Then I started again and fell into a huge rut. Here’s to new beginnings! God bless brother.
Alcohol free now since Dec 15th 2022, feel the best I ever have, very rarely get a headache, drink more water, see the belly getting smaller, friends are shocked. Hope they still want to hang out. Congrats to all you that are trying, it's a struggle, ...come back and start again if you fall.❤
Keep it up man! Hopefully you'll inspire your friends and family to stop drinking too💪💪
I quit drinking 31/03/2017, stopped stone cold dead, no graudal reduction, just stopped plain and simple. Not had the urge since.
29/7/2017
2023 days today
Keep up the good work 💪
Gave it up 10/12/21. Best thing I ever did.
I drink socially and decided to stop 2 weeks ago. Best decision ever. Life changing!
Great video! Just want to mention Janey Lee Grace who is included at the beginning of the video and Jolene Park who both introduced me to the concept of 'Grey Area Drinking' and changed my life. I never hit rock bottom, or even drank every night, but I was unhappy with how much control alcohol had over my life, and the negative effects it was having on every aspect of my life. Since I stopped (almost 3 years ago) I've went on to train with Janey as a Sober Coach and set up my Sober Coaching business, now help others rid free themselves from alcohol's grip. At 55 I've also taken up weight training and gone back to University things I never had the confidence doing when I was drinking. Being sober makes you brave!!!
14 years now without a single drop. I'm not 'proud' of it; I'm HAPPY because of it. 🙂
This is huge. Glad more people are talking about it
i didn't touch a drop of alcohol until i was 25, i never thought i would become an alcoholic, i hated alcohol and everyone who drank alcohol. long story short i became an alcoholic pretty much immediately and couldn't stop getting blackout drunk literally every night until a couple years later i woke up in handcuffs one night with my car smashed into a tree. don't do it.
@@matthewgonzalez5952 yea i come from a whole family of alcoholics so i should've known better... i thought i would be immune because i hated the idea of drinking. but addiction doesn't work that way. there are some people, who can drink a little alcohol here n there, they drink for fun, drink at parties, etc. i am definitely not one of those people. i didn't drink for fun, there was nothing fun about it. i drank to block out emotions i should've been allowing myself to feel organically so that i could overcome them instead of avoiding them. i just got sucked into a downward spiral of deep depression, and the further deep i got the harder it was to get out. eventually it got to a point where i was barely conscious most of the time.. but yea, if you're unsure how alcohol is going to affect you going into it it's pretty much a roll of the dice... a complete gamble. everyone should be cautious, they don't call it "spirits" for nothing... it will take over a person's body, their mind, their soul.
Driving with handcuffs on?
@@mavis3916 why are you mocking this guy? Especially when you steal the name of a m9vie as your handle, sad.
@envix thank you for sharing your story and well done for having the strength, power to make your decision not to be a slave to alcohol. 👍👍👍
@@peterharris38 lighten up Pete, wasn't mocking him, just messing about, are you feeling erh emotional? It will pass, your doing great
Thank You for this video coming across my feed today! Needed this! I quit Drinking and everything else 6 years ago, and for the first 5 years I was like a dry drunk, because everyone I knew, and even looked up to Drank at one time or another, literally no one I know in my life (except for my wife, she quit for me so I wasn't alone) went without having drinks, and I was bitter always being envious of the little shot of courage they got, or just taking the edge off in social situations and holidays, but someday within the last year, it just finally changed and turned off, I kind of realized where I was at from 6 years ago, and looked at everyone around me, and they are still in the same exact places, I just finally realized that me not drinking is actually MY SUPERPOWER, and all that time I spent not drinking and not being in control will start to show fruits of its labor, and also never missing a moment with my young kids! Not worrying about not remembering things, or my kids ever wondering why Daddy is this way sometimes, and this way other times! I Thank God and My Family!
Drank for most of my teen years and mid 20's, got to a point where I just had enough. Been sober for almost 7 years now. I love the freedom.
The funny thing is, you really believe life will be so hard without it, then when you stop, soon you realise life is so much easier, so less stressful.
Well, said.
When you drink , you give up everything for one thing, When you are sober, you give up one thing for everything.
Truth
I feel like this is so simple yet so true. One of my major fears was that I was afraid of what life would be like without alcohol. I was afraid my anxiety would get worse, that I would be bored, that I wouldn’t be able to have a social life etc. I truly believed everyone drinks bc when your drinking you are typically surrounded by drinkers lol. Now that I’m sober it’s amazing how many people I meet that also don’t drink or are very casual drinkers. It’s like a whole other world you have no access to when you are drinking. Mostly bc the higher functioning/healthy non drinkers aren’t hanging out in bars 😂
@@cjsteele9594 🙌🏻 this
It is not an exaggeration to say that alcohol has, either directly or indirectly, destroyed more lives than any other substance in history.
Smoking but 2nd drinking
Prove it.
You prove it
@@nothinspermanent8039 Don't have to. I'm not making the claim you are.
No, it`s not at all. Straight up facts!
I decided to quit a couple months ago, so not that long, after nearly 15 years of abuse. A few days ago I had a particularly stressful event occur and thought I'd get "a" drink. That always leads to more though. I then thought "that's exactly why you wanted to quit, it's not a healthy way to deal with an issue". I decided not to. It was the first time I chose that route. It was definitely the correct decision.
The biggest regret I have with alcohol that I didn’t get off it sooner than I did it’s a total waste of time
I think a lot of people drink because they are lonely and it enables them to be around crappy people and perceive it as "fun"....
@@reesedaniel5835 bs I drink because I love my rums
I wasn't ever too big into alcohol but hard drugs were unfortunately right up my alley so to speak.. I understand how addiction can essentially swallow you whole and mess up your life in various ways. I just want to inform anyone who is going through sh!t to stay strong and know that it is truly rewarding to look at the progress you've made as time passes. My sincerest wishes to you all! And thanks for posting a great video!
I drank everyday 10 shots of liquor and a bad car accident sober caused me to stop completely! My family has a history of alcoholism and I have been sober for over a year now! Glory be to God for waking me up!
I have just done my first dry Jan …. 2 days to go … I am honestly considering not drinking again
I'm glad I watched this video, I did not realize my current health problems was due to my daily drinking. I had to acknowledge I have a problem with alcoholism. Thank you
how much and for how long did you drink ?
how much and for how long did you drink ? what type of health problems ?
@@BRIANDER100 I would finished a bottle of Taylor Port every 3 days for a year. So far I haven't drank in 2 weeks and counting. The urge to drank is still there, but I have been substituting those urges for self care. For example exercising and taking care of my mental health. The reason for dranking was work related stress.
Almost 6 months sober, and although I do have from time to time these "tempting" moments, which are very powerful, fortunatelly the sober experience and feeling like that (sober) is far for rewarding than the first one. Thanks a lot for the video, it really helped.
To avoid these tempting moments pray the rosary.
Quit alcohol 8 year's ago I can honestly say it's the best move I've ever made .
It pisses me off when I hear people say alcohol is not a drug
They're right, it's not. It's a poison...
Bro, me too. One thing that always confuses me is that they always term it 'Alcohol and drugs'... I have no idea where that label came from. People should realise alcohol is probably one of the most deadliest and dangerous drugs of them all.
@@toddventura7191 It's probably by design, to normalize its' use.
53 days sober, these videos really help me a lot. 😊❤
Your current battle is helping you build the strength you'll need in the future.
"Battling" addiction is a recipe for failure. Sobriety is achieved, and developed by "SURRENDERING". Then having the willingness to "live differently". Nobody "thinks" their way into recovery.
Gave up alcohol 6 years ago. Never been happier.
THANK YOU LOVING, HEROIC AND GENEROUS TEACHERS!
YOU GAVE THE WORLD JEWELS FROM YOUR ROAD. BLESSINGS TO YOU!
Love this. I recently went to a very long lunch with 3 other women. I was the only one who didn't drink. I believe I was asked at least 7 times why I wasn't drinking.
That is another example of society trying to normalize putting poison into your body. It is their own guilt and they can't understand why you are not longer partaking in that behavior.
Poor women ! They probably envied you but didn't want to tell you that .
I'm not extreme like others in the comments. I have reflected and paid attention to alcohols affect on me. This video will help me to give up alcohol. I've felt it necessary for a while.
Wessley Coleman , with a name like that , God has a plan for YOU , save your money , go to Israel ,not as a tourist, but live as they do, Ride their busses , hang out on their farms , stand on the hillside of Poria Elit , on a Sabbath evening , experience the sensation , of your spirit being AWAKENED , by Standing , on HOLY GROUND ,as Sabbath songs are sung at Sabbath keeping homes ,and the smells of Sabbath food wafts in the air, and happy laughter rings up and down the narrow streets of that beautiful little village , You'll find Home , I promise , ani Angela nz , GO well , ♥
Poriya E,lit , over looks the Sea of Galilee , and way down the Jordan River, and looks across to The Golan Heights , and to the left , is Mt Hermon, LET GOD ASTONISH YOU , ♥
Great video! I'm 35, almost 4 years sober. Best decision ever :) definitely recommend if you're doubting. YOU CAN DO IT! Life is way better this way, following dreams is easier and more realistic. Greets from the Hague, NL
I honestly thought the point of drinking alcohol was to get to the blackout. I laugh (now) when I think back to when I was being interviewed by my probation officer, and she asked me how often I drank to the point of blacking out. I told her it was only once or twice a week. The look of shock on her face is what I laugh about now. Apparently normal people don't do that.
Numerous trips to jail started to wake me up, but not completely.
What finally woke me up was when, in one of my famous blackouts, I went insane on my fiance and totally trashed the house. Flipped tables, punched holes in walls and doors, tore a couple doors off their hinges. It looked like a nightmare, and I don't remember doing any of it.
What I do remember is coming out of the blackout, looking down at my mangled, bloody hands, and looking up to see my fiance with our twin boys (who were about 8 months old at the time) packed up in their car seats and her in tears. They left to her mom's. I don't know why she didn't have me arrested.
But that's what finally snapped me out of it. Now I'm nearing my 14th year of sobriety and my boys live with me. Thankfully they don't remember how I was at all. I love them more than anyone, they saved my life. I never want to put myself in a situation where I risk losing them again.
Much more fun watching this video three weeks sober, then if I was currently drinking lol
Congratulations ... stay strong!
Hey dude, for me the 3 weeks was an awkward phase. After 2 months was over the hill- after 3 months was really noticing my anxiety had pretty much gone and have really been enjoying life without alcohol- and I loooved socialising with a beer. Keep going dude
Congrats 🙌😃🙌👍👍👍🍀🍀🍀
Grats! Keep it up!