Started drinking when I was 15 figured it out when I was 50. Now a year alcohol free. People ask what is the biggest change. I say life is a whole lot easier without the booze in your life. The weight is lifted
EVERYTHING IS BETTER great for you What does the heart thing mean? you should be celebrated and praised..keep up the great job. i will never go back it is beyond a waste of time and money...the relief and the weight has lifted off be well
For anyone watching this because they are thinking about stopping is ,take note that there is not a single comment from anyone regretting stopping.I stopped a year ago and am very proud of myself.It is engrained in our society but are you a leader or a follower ,buck the trend and be your best self.
A few years ago I gave it up for 6 months then my ex husband kept bringing alcohol home. I never had withdrawal symptoms. By about day 7 I woke up and didn't think about alcohol and it never came back until my ex husband chose to sabotage my effort even though he had told me to stop drinking. Think he was somehow jealous and also he lost the control over me as he was controlling.
@@jaynestagg9460 The thing that resonated with me about your reply was that your ex was jealous about your success, unfortunately I think you have hit the nail on the head.I get the same thing from friends and I have to ignore their pressure to drink ,I'm doing this for me and have got to be selfish to be the best me and that may mean a change of friends.I guess this was never going to be an easy journey but I thought the hard part was going to be my own thoughts and not those of others pressuring me, but fortunately I have a strong mind and can overcome their pressure.
@@andrewbrown8540 For the chronic alcoholic, having a "strong mind", or "willpower" is laughable. Recovery is not an intellectual proposition, it's about adopting a way of life that requires "ACTION", not thought. All the best to you, Mark
18 months sober and life's good 👍 if anyone is thinking of stopping please try , life is so much easier when sober . I've lost weight 15 kg no chronic heartburn no stomach problems skin better homelife better easier to wake up more money work is a doddle not hungover, honestly the list goes on and on. It was the best decision I've EVER made. Its not easy but its worth it ✌
Well done Rebecca, keep it up! I've also recently given up and can't believe how much better my life has become, and how absolutely stupid I've been in the past. Stay safe 💖
I started drinking at 16 am now 57, stopped drinking 45days ago. Best decision of my adult life. Mentally and physically so much stronger and happier ✌️
Over 17 years straight edge sober. The longer you live without intoxicants, the better you will feel. I guarantee it. Find "positive addictions" like fitness, musical instruments, or whatever substance-free activity makes you happy. It may be a lonely life for a while, but that's OK. You will adjust to your freedom over time.
Thats fantastic!! I agree about learning new things and getting new hobbies. I was a trained pianist even before my addiction and I'm improving all the time. In some situations, people won't take my addiction seriously due to my age, 28. Guarantee if I was 48, people would take it more seriously.
Getting long term Covid has made me quit drinking. I can control myself and say no if there's a good reason to (which there has been with the health issues) but I never wanted to quit. Now I've made progress mentally and emotionally so I don't feel the need to drink as I once did, however if I start, I'm not gonna stop. I immediately think "Give it all to me now" as soon as the first mouthful goes down. So I should probably be sober.
keep it up..it gets better and better and everyday you will start to look better and better drink lots of water..and walk it really really helps over a year and 6 months now and you could not pay me to have a drink. Stay away from ALL old habits and friends till you are stronger its hard at first, then you can come back and it is all good..and they never even notice. people say you cant hang out with people that drink...you will find after a while..u just don't want to anymore
15 days in and I have never felt such clarity. My anxiety, depression, lack of motivation, low self-esteem, and so much more has almost completely dissipated. I look forward to many more days of sobriety so I can continue to feel these positive emotions I've so selfishly buried. Good luck to you all. Remember, failing isn't losing, but quitting altogether is an absolute loss.
I started drinking at 9 years old. I got sober when I was 38. I'm now 42 and finally living my best sober life. If you are sober, please know you are a success story. You are supported.
Started drinking age 16, finally stopped 30 years later at 46 years old, on 15th April 2015. Now coming up to seven years sober on 15th April 2022, age 53.
Actually demons can completely possess people when they overdo Alcohol , hence called " Spirits " It goes one step further when you look at the etymology of the word 'alcohol' which is derived from the Arabic word ' Al-Khuul' which means 'body eating spirit'! We drink 'gin' which is a derivation of the what the Islam faith call 'the jinn' meaning demons. How much more evidence do we need that this stuff is beyond poison? Please Never ever Drink to excess !!! better still leave it alone. We must still be accountable for our actions but forewarned right !!!
I used to hate that fear in the mornings after a blackout from drinking the day before. Hated it so much that I needed to get drunk again just to forget. My rock bottom was when I nearly lost seeing my kids. That was my wake up call. Over 3yrs sober now and find life much easier and happier all around and I get to see my kids nearly every day now. Good luck to anybody looking for a sober life it’s well worth it.
One of the reasons I found it so hard to get sober was the thought of spending the rest of my life without a alcoholic drink.... Now 5 years sober and I can relate to so many comments Sobriety is so underestimated I wish I had got there a lot sooner. So many wasted years.
@martin connelly, well we will have a lot of wasted years ahead locked in our homes with intermittent lockdowns, so people are now mugged off into believing a solitary bike ride in the pissing rain is more fun than down with friends at the end of the working week.
Ive been a slave to alcohol for 20 years....im 7 days sober... i see myself in so many of these people and im so greatful i found this video. Thank u :)
Decided to stop drinking this year January 1st. Day 46 💪🏼 was not an alcoholic but rather a weekend/binge/ social drinker! I related much to the first guy! Already feel amazing, cannot wait to see what this year holds. I am aiming for 1 year… and so on ❤️
Leave drug addiction behind. Your wife, wallet, anatomy, liver, skin, body and boss will thank you. You won't be rediculed or looked down on, you'll be admired and respected. I can talk from experience.......and I live in Australia!
I’ve just started. 40 y/o, 50 days sober. I’ve lost 5kgs, and feel happy. I didn’t drink everyday but a once a week classic British binge drinker. Everything is better. People concentrate on the physical aspects but we never realize the subtle effects on mental health. I feel a bit sad over perhaps the years that I have thrown away but no regrets.
great video. great seeing normal people talking about how hard it is to quit. not everyone is a degenerate alcoholic. its just hard when the entire country is, and always has, had alcohol with everything. birthdays death sports all social events and anything else you can think of. alcohol is poison. so glad I quit.
I think the way we see alcohol is changing, much the same as smoking went through big changes a while back. It will become easier and easier to stay clean.
My good friend told his son that I was the worst drinker that he's ever seen which is just not true. At the time I was 15 months sober and I think he's just jealous of my sobriety. I would have preferred he told his son that he's proud of my sobriety instead of his hurtful jibe.
Not so good friend. I’ve had “friends” that have tried calling me out of the past when I was working at living a healthier life and it was such a downer, but I would drop them pretty quickly. This is another example of certain people not serving you once you set boundaries for yourself. It’s absolutely jealousy.
Been just over a week since I swore a vow of sobriety (2 weeks since my last drink). Feeling good so far, but it's very new and have a long road ahead of me. Wish me luck! Thanks for this documentary, really helpful and inspiring
There is a tendency when we drink alcohol with friends we always emphasise the positive aspects. No one seems to have problems with drink, no one admits to mental or physical problems, the hangover becomes a badge of honour. I thought everyone seems to have it together with alcohol except me. You feel weak. You sometimes dread social occasions because you know people expect you to drink alot, even if secretly you don't want to. The alcohol kicks in and you feel great for 2 hours, and then it goes downhill. You wake up with yet another wasted Sunday. You try to stop but your friends hate it! It's madness.
I'm trying to quit drinking and I found this docu so inspiring. It was so fresh in its approach. Not the same old tired shit about hitting rock bottom blah blah. Very compassionate. Bravo to the filmmaker. Well done.
This is my 6th year sober,what's it like? 1st I never think about it.im busy enjoying life.whats the benefits?your mental energy is increased .end of hangovers.discovering mornings are pain free.your bank balance increases.
I was sober for 14 years, but then - because of a family crisis - I started drinking again, and seven years later I am still drinking heavily. I just wish I could live in a world without alcohol; when I see others drinking, I want to have a drink too.
Im 50 in 2 months , been binge drinking weekends, holidays etc for 35 odd yeats with small periods of sobreity (up to 3 months in first lockdown) now 2 weeks sober and im done..Feel miles better and sometimes its hard to be in your own headspace as im going through a loss of a parnter at the moment...But tje drink and dr7gs dont work the same way anymore, and the hangover and comedowns are getting way worse, and the problems are still the same the next day just ten times worse..Ive always exercised hatd and trained at the gym so i got that to fall back on and prefer the buzz from that..One day at a time. Im trying not to think of social siuations, holidays etc..I been out a few times now, drove , didnt drink and even though left early it actaully wasnt that bad, and i got bak home and honestly thought thabk god didnt drink...
@@slimmylombo4771 Go to an AA meeting everyday. Listen to AA shares on youtube. Watch movies on alcohoiism. Read the big book of AA. Get a decent sponsor and start to do the 12steps of AA. If you really want perfection, take up the Catholic faith. If you do all this your obsession to drink should be gone in a month and you will find peace and joy of the midst of any hardships.
@@Atheist409 if you still think of a drink after 2 years, you are probably on the wrong path brother. If you are on the wrong path, you will have trouble with depression and mood swings. With the right program, you should stop thinking of a drink after a month. Peace and joy will enter your life.
I drank til I got withdrawal symptoms and ended up in and out of A&E needing benzos to prevent the life threatening seizures. Not recommended. 2 years 3 months since and still not touched it.
Sounds just like me. I went to the hospital one morning when I woke up, coughing blood. I took alcohol in the waiting room because you're there forever. I was worried about withdrawals. My one can did nothing to stop the withdrawals. I was given Benzoz too. My whole body shook violently but I can't have entered the seizure stage. Not when I was standing up, calling a nurse, showing them how badly my legs were shaking, about to give way any second.
This is inspiring. I am rubbish at knowing when I've had enough....I don't drink more than twice a week, but I always finish off a bottle of wine when I do drink. I hate the foggy head and the anxiety the next day....
Hi Simon I love this topic on alcohol I have been sober for 17 months as of 8-6-2021 I never felt better no more hangovers being sick I have more energy saving 💰 I feel like I can do anything thanks again Simon for sharing your youtube channel and the people who have stop drinking alcohol live a sober life it is great 🙏❤️🙏
20 days sober after making a right idiot of myself and hurting the person I love the most. I didn't think I had a problem, and I still wouldn't say I was addicted to alcohol, but certainly my relationship with it was unhealthy and needed to be reevaluated. We're fixing things between us, and maybe in the future I can drink again, but certainly for now I'm going to stay off
Hearing so many stories in this quick, easy-to-listen to format really helped me recognize that most of us struggling are very different and very similar. The message I took away is that by coming together we can help each other find what we need to recognize alcohol for what we need it to be in our own lives, not what societal messages say it's supposed to be. No absolutes, no labels, no rules.
Stopped now for a good 1yr+ now. Done it because I could see myself starting to get dependent (drinking on my own and always drinking when with friends) and it wouldn't just be one. I rarely got too drunk or whatever but it could never be just one. Whenever I ended up self harming again (stopped years ago) it would always happen when I've had too much. I hated the feeling of drunkness- dizziness, etc.. hating feeling vulnerable and not in control and having hoe it made me feel outside of the buzz feeling. Back sober again permanently and I dont regret it and very rarely miss it. If I do get cravings, there's plenty of alternatives out there or a good lime ans soda or something like that works well :) I find it helps me too seeing others hungovered or seeing others at gigs whoare drunk. I am compassionate towards them but it does remind me why I don't drink fur sure. I go to the gym a lot more and (probably alittle bit egotisitcal) it's great to be one of few that doesn't need it to have fun or be social. Great at metal gigs too.. get involved but be 100% aware and in the moment :D
Great to see the positive impact on these peoples lives, inspiring! 55 and just tired of the sauce. When younger I think I had a 70/30 pos/neg experience. Now perhaps 30/70 and the 30 seems thin and diluted. This is not going to get any better if I keep drinking. I think the dime has finally dawned to just put it to rest and make a big, positive change for myself. 9 days in, just getting started, feels great today.
6 years sober here. It will take at least - or over a year until you will start to feel 'normal'. At that point you will be able to see clearly what alcohol really is and what it really does to you. Ask your self if I keep going on the way I am with drinking where will I be in a year from now? Things will be worse.
Such a great video! Thank you so much! Going on four years sober but tried to quit for many wasted years prior. Thank you for providing this! Now I help run an online peer support group on Facebook for those who want to stop drinking by choice, and we've had hundreds of successes. As you said, it's not easy, it has to be strategic, knowledge is power, we need support, but it is humanly possible and we are fully capable. If you are reading this questioning, you are worthy! Give it 30, 60, 90 days. You won't regret it!
Thank you for the compilation of people who have chosen sobriety over a life of alcoholism! It is truly inspiring that people can change and improve their lives. God bless you for your hard work.
I haven’t had a drink since the ND Cincinnati football game about 2 weeks ago. After the game I carried my 4 yr old daughter around for about an hour because I couldn’t find our tailgate. My family said it was because I was too drunk. I didn’t know they had taken down the tents during the game but still they had a point. I enjoy drinking about a six pack a day and on the weekends 12. I don’t have a plan and feel a void in life without it. But I can’t stand craving something that is bad for family and health. I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one who struggles w this. Always some bullshit going on. Good luck everyone!
I stop drinking less due to being at home more often. And I feel better then year then I did in 2019. Only difference is less alcohol, more gym, new home, eating better and because of all that more motivation to do simple task like taking a shower or going to the shop.
The Twelve steps program is about changing who you are so you don't need to drink anymore. I had serious problems with alcohol for decades but finally was released from my obsession through AA and Catholicism. The thing about my life now is it makes sense to me, why I am here, how should I live, what my goals should be, where I am going. It's a wonderful thing to belong and live with real purpose!
What an awesome thing to create this documentary and have no other agenda or intent to make profit it was really refreshing and informative thank you for doing it and also thank You for bringing to light that not drinking is really a positive thing and the people that have chosen an alcohol free lifestyle are Much closer to reaching their potential
I loved listening to all these personal insights. It's really motivating! 15 days sober for me so far. I didn't realize booze was giving me anxiety. I was seriously thinking I should start smoking pot.
I'm defenitely an alcaholic, I try to limit my drinking to 3 times a month. I can't quit entirely, I get such a head rush, my creativity explodes outside my sober consciousness. My brain goes on overdrive full of euphoria.
My first weekend of being sober in a very long time, as a binge drinker once a week until I blacked out, it was making me depressed and suicidal. I think about drinkin every so often during the day and thinking about "maybe just one more time...! It's scary but this weekend being fresh and sober was the best weekend I've had in ages and done things that I would haven't of done without getting panic attacks - it felt so good but there's still that "oh I'll have a drink now to celebrate. Dose anyone get like this? Change that to 4 weeks sober 😀😀
It's never just one. I still walk down the alcohol aisle of the supermarket and think "Mmm, I want all of it". Even types of alcohol that I don't like. And once I have the first mouthful, I want it all. It's like a domino effect. The key is to not start because "Just one" is a lie. And let yourself feel the emotions you're feeling. Question where they are coming from. You might find some serious answers.
7:02 agree with this 100%. After my undergrad, I decided to stop drinking for good. Never was addicted to alcohol, mostly just a drink or two on the weekends. But something in me just decided to stop.
Only two things really make me go back, music and mates. I love listening to music with beer and going out with old friends. I did stop for 9 weeks and felt amazing but I am scared of my life becoming detatched. I want to be a non drinker and think I will 21:00 is so true
I was afraid my friends would be disappointed if I wouldn't drink with them, but they were all cool about my quitting. I was actually super nervous to tell one particular guy, someone I've drunk with for over 25 years... but when I told him I wasn't gonna drink beer with him, he gave me a non alcoholic beer, and it was all good.
i donated a kidney in November 2015 and the world I went to sleep in was not the world I woke up in. By August 15 2016, I had lost a fiance, 4 step children, a home, through drinking. a best friend to heart failure (my rock by the way thought my break up from my fiance with whom I'd been madly in love with since 13. Then my rock Toby was found dead of heart failure at 37. whilst coming to terms with that my 28 year old brother (there was a 15 year age gap between us)when he decided he wanted to live in the building we had just removed my best from 3 weeks ago. 3 months 10 later he took his own life in the same building as the one my friend Toby passed in. Other very dear relatives died in the mean time, but then came 2019 and my other brother took his own life life as well. However after all that horror I was able to break a life long addiction to alcohol and am 5 years sober now. Is my life better? NO but I have the fight to deal with the PTSD, insomnia and all flavors of pickles that its now my daily life. Good luck to all, and remember alcohol is a poison and not your friends,
Wow, thanks for sharing and I'm so sorry to hear about all of the things that have happened to you. We'll done on being 5 years sober and I hope that things get better for you in the future!
I started drinking from college when i was 16-17 i guess... And drank more than a decade. Now I'm 31 & 2 months sober. And i have decided to give it up. Just don't want to drink poision for fun anymore. Being sober is so much more fun, i feel more energetic, motivated. Alcohol was giving me fun-time, but now i don't want to depend on it. I want freedom.
Just gone in to week 3 of being alcohol free , feeling great, focused, energetic and more grounded already haven't really been tested in a social situations yet but I'm glad as I'll have more weeks under my belt when that time comes Really just do not want alcohol anymore I've had enough of the dredfull fear
I am or was one of those 1 or 2 drinks after work types. I realized a week ago that I've had this habit for about 5 years. 12-18 beers a week. Doesn't sound crazy but after 2 days I felt like something was lifted from me. I feel amazing and getting the best sleep I've had in a long time. The headaches were terrible tho, felt like I got run over by a dump truck or something.
Yup. I work from home and after work it was 3 drinks with/after dinner. 5-7 days a week (beer and spendy single malt Scotch). After a cold and not drinking for 4 days I just decided to keep not drinking. 17 days do far. It's hard because I did not have any withdrawal symptoms -- I was not alcohol dependent -- so I don't relate to those that were and would like to share experiences with those like me who were not dependent but who chose to quit even regular "social" drinking
Well done and the opening alone touches on a very important topic. It is important to name the problem (i.e alcoholism) otherwise we cannot find a solution, but we cannot go as far as defining ourselves by the problem because society has placed so much stigma around the labels. Accept you have a problem, but don't define yourself by it 😊🙏
One needs to understand WHY they started drinking and continued to do so in the first place. Pain management is why people continue to look for an altered state of consciousness. Listening to people talk about having 'quit' drinking after a couple years of sobriety is common. More like you've abstained for two years. Sobriety is about mental sobriety. Once you get your head together the rest will follow. Get counseling and realize you've got the rest of your life to deal with one day at a time. It's 3 steps forward 2 steps back for a long time. Remember pride comes before the fall so take it slow.
Agreed. I'd also be interested to understand how it seems to have been easier for me to stop smoking (34 years ago now) than it has been to quit alcohol (currently 3 months sober)
Hi Simon. This documentary has come just at the right time for my situation. Thank you for this. Please can you share the links to the organisations that you mentioned?
Seems like almost everyone I talk to feels like being alcohol-free makes you lesser of a person. Entire cultures are psychologically caged at various levels by alcohol. How can it be that choosing life over alcohol, health over sickness can make you a social pariah - I find this very concerning from a national perspective. The odd ones out are those that choose to see alcohol for what it really is, a major depressant that makes you mentally and physically sick, a drug that keeps you stuck in a self loathing rut. Considered from a completely objective vantage, as an alien looking down at this behaviour, I’d be intrigued and fascinated at the stupidity of it all. Maybe I’m an alien from a different planet 👽🛸👾
Historically way back in ancient times drinking was normal. Having just 1 drink a few times a year wont hurt you. True sober is when you can have 1 drink a year or whatever and not crave or desire another one. Thats the mental thing that people need to work on.
Excellent insight. the label, of being an alcoholic” is universal to the spiritual malady one has along with an allergy of the mind body and soul that manifests progressively in many ways, behaviours, actions. The 12 steps are universal steps to living a spiritual healthy life. The “alcoholic” big book. 12 steps is applicable to everything in life. AA NA whatever ymca. Brave people who speak about their issues that the human condition consist of reviving fear and clearing out the garbage within will set you free , paying it forward, helping others, knowing they’re not alone. Selflessness selfishness is a beautiful thing. God bless you. All we have is this moment. A few seconds ago is gone. Can’t change it. Not tomorrow. Live in now. We’re all children of god. Thy will not mine be done Peace ☮️
Fantastic video! Well done!!! I have been sharing it around - getting this great message out. I like being associated as being in the 'cool gang' for a change 😝🌅
My journey started 7 years ago doing James’s 30 day no alcohol challenge. I ultimately went back to drinking the past 7 years (sometimes less, sometimes binging frequently) and now here I am. Ready to quit for good this time. So far so good. My biggest “community” is my father who quit about 6 months ago. Quitting with him makes it much easier and makes me feel more accountable in the long term!
23:39 sums it up perfectly... being put in the right place and right time when sober and I truly believe and have experienced this 👊 best of luck everyone and enjoy it 😊
This was great, thank you. I was sober curious and happily went without it for six months, so I'm wanting to go back to abstaining; however I find I am isolated significantly so I'm looking into fun things I can do that are healthier and aren't centered around alcohol, so I looked into my town's running club, and they have at least a weekly "cruise and booze" where they go for a run and stop at a bar for a drink. lol
Interesting point about the smoking, I never thought I could have a drink and not smoke. I started vaping and have no interest in smoking and now sometimes I don't even vape. So I'm hope one day I might stop drinking. But it's the evening that is my enemy, thats when I crave a drink but i'm too tired to do anything creative so I have to rest and then my anxiety kicks in and i need that drink to relax me, it's a nightmare.
My take on this is as follows: first of all the alcohol thing is very much based on territories. Over here drinking is very much part of the culture, and it is hard to escape, especially in social contexts. On top of that, I think there is a very wide-spread social anxiety due to (sorry if I'm saying) the lack of social interactions, as in any other Northern countries. Perhaps, the system and etiquette in place can leave people quite drained, the idea of constant pressure due to the efficiency in workplaces is good for companies, but leaves people quite burned-out.
I'm wondering about people out there that have never drank. I've never drank a drop of alcohol, but it's hard to find people out there like me. Most stories out there are about people that used to be heavy drinkers, but stopped.
I’ve never drank, never saw the point, never been interested but I think it’s cos I grew up in a different society where alcohol was seen as for “bad” people plus I am a Christian and many of my friends don’t believe they need alcohol. Like we didn’t need alcohol to socialise or dance, our parties didn’t have alcohol etc. Anyone who drank was the odd one out.
People need to stop drinking, and stop owning cars. The benefits are many. Better health, better finances, more time, no sick days, no hangovers, more honest, less likely to break the law or drink drive. You'll be respected by all those around you for taking a position in life, and sticking with it.
Started drinking when I was 15 figured it out when I was 50. Now a year alcohol free. People ask what is the biggest change. I say life is a whole lot easier without the booze in your life. The weight is lifted
I was 47 before I figured it out, I'm 50 this year, so happy I've stopped drinking. Life's so much easier without the booze.
EVERYTHING IS BETTER great for you What does the heart thing mean? you should be celebrated and praised..keep up the great job. i will never go back it is beyond a waste of time and money...the relief and the weight has lifted off be well
It is. I feel same. It's literally poison. There's a reason it's promoted and not for your well being.
Look at it this way you were sober from being born til your teens, did this hurt you?
Same here - 15 and 50.
For anyone watching this because they are thinking about stopping is ,take note that there is not a single comment from anyone regretting stopping.I stopped a year ago and am very proud of myself.It is engrained in our society but are you a leader or a follower ,buck the trend and be your best self.
A few years ago I gave it up for 6 months then my ex husband kept bringing alcohol home. I never had withdrawal symptoms. By about day 7 I woke up and didn't think about alcohol and it never came back until my ex husband chose to sabotage my effort even though he had told me to stop drinking. Think he was somehow jealous and also he lost the control over me as he was controlling.
@@jaynestagg9460 The thing that resonated with me about your reply was that your ex was jealous about your success, unfortunately I think you have hit the nail on the head.I get the same thing from friends and I have to ignore their pressure to drink ,I'm doing this for me and have got to be selfish to be the best me and that may mean a change of friends.I guess this was never going to be an easy journey but I thought the hard part was going to be my own thoughts and not those of others pressuring me, but fortunately I have a strong mind and can overcome their pressure.
@@andrewbrown8540 For the chronic alcoholic, having a "strong mind", or "willpower" is laughable. Recovery is not an intellectual proposition, it's about adopting a way of life that requires "ACTION", not thought. All the best to you, Mark
18 months sober and life's good 👍 if anyone is thinking of stopping please try , life is so much easier when sober . I've lost weight 15 kg no chronic heartburn no stomach problems skin better homelife better easier to wake up more money work is a doddle not hungover, honestly the list goes on and on. It was the best decision I've EVER made. Its not easy but its worth it ✌
Love this comment.
2020 has been awful for many people, but the bars being closed has helped me with going alcohol-free. 7 months sober today (Christmas).
Congratulations 🎈
Sports and reading books is the answer
Lucky for you everything is opening up again so drink up and celebrate 🎉😝
Rebecca, you have got it beat,aim for a year sober.
Well done Rebecca, keep it up! I've also recently given up and can't believe how much better my life has become, and how absolutely stupid I've been in the past. Stay safe 💖
I started drinking at 16 am now 57, stopped drinking 45days ago. Best decision of my adult life. Mentally and physically so much stronger and happier ✌️
Congrats and keep it up!
Congrats
Keep going
Fantastic I am 58 and just quit 2 days ago for the 100th time. 😢
Six months alcohol free. After years of binge drinking. I wish i would have quit sooner. One day at a time!!
Do you know Ann Maher?
Over 17 years straight edge sober. The longer you live without intoxicants, the better you will feel. I guarantee it. Find "positive addictions" like fitness, musical instruments, or whatever substance-free activity makes you happy. It may be a lonely life for a while, but that's OK. You will adjust to your freedom over time.
Thats fantastic!! I agree about learning new things and getting new hobbies. I was a trained pianist even before my addiction and I'm improving all the time. In some situations, people won't take my addiction seriously due to my age, 28. Guarantee if I was 48, people would take it more seriously.
Thanks !
Good to be reminded of what to look forward to.
Getting long term Covid has made me quit drinking. I can control myself and say no if there's a good reason to (which there has been with the health issues) but I never wanted to quit.
Now I've made progress mentally and emotionally so I don't feel the need to drink as I once did, however if I start, I'm not gonna stop. I immediately think "Give it all to me now" as soon as the first mouthful goes down. So I should probably be sober.
@x Great call my young friend. Do it for urself. Be selfish for urself. It’s ur life and nobody else’s. Best of luck!!✌️
I am 12 days sober and this has really helped cheer me up and remind me that I'm not alone in this!
new years resolution?
@@whatshisname3304 Yes, very much so.
Keep going , I’m 55 days in and feel great..
We are here for you Sue , much love from Canada 🇨🇦..you can do it..the rewards are far greater..
keep it up..it gets better and better and everyday you will start to look better and better
drink lots of water..and walk it really really helps over a year and 6 months now and you could not pay me to have a drink. Stay away from ALL old habits and friends till you are stronger
its hard at first, then you can come back and it is all good..and they never even notice.
people say you cant hang out with people that drink...you will find after a while..u just don't want to anymore
15 days in and I have never felt such clarity. My anxiety, depression, lack of motivation, low self-esteem, and so much more has almost completely dissipated. I look forward to many more days of sobriety so I can continue to feel these positive emotions I've so selfishly buried. Good luck to you all. Remember, failing isn't losing, but quitting altogether is an absolute loss.
I started drinking at 9 years old. I got sober when I was 38. I'm now 42 and finally living my best sober life. If you are sober, please know you are a success story. You are supported.
Not alcohol-dependent but stopped due to a bad cold about two weeks ago and decided I liked it. On day 17 without alcohol.
I would have been the exact same as Carl Adams. I'm 10 months sober and cigarette free this week. Im proud of myself.
Started drinking age 16, finally stopped 30 years later at 46 years old, on 15th April 2015. Now coming up to seven years sober on 15th April 2022, age 53.
AF for life. F the alcohol industry, its a racket and a trap.
@@xboxswitch9457 and your an alcoholic
yup
Actually demons can completely possess people when they overdo Alcohol , hence called " Spirits " It goes one step further when you look at the etymology of the word 'alcohol' which is derived from the Arabic word ' Al-Khuul' which means 'body eating spirit'! We drink 'gin' which is a derivation of the what the Islam faith call 'the jinn' meaning demons. How much more evidence do we need that this stuff is beyond poison? Please Never ever Drink to excess !!! better still leave it alone. We must still be accountable for our actions but forewarned right !!!
@@peterjoyce4223 Fascinating Peter. I never knew this. Thanks for sharing x
Omg 💯💯💯
I'm on day 1 of the rest of my life. I'm so excited. Thank you for this video, from California.
Update?
Down 20 lbs, exercising regularly, and am emotional as ever now that I no longer run from what I feel haha. I never want to drink again.
@@Themaneman464 9 weeks sober , 12 lbs slimmer and feeling fantastic !
I walk , aerobic and healthy diet . Life is good now .
@@tasmangirl wow, that’s really great.
Hows it going?
I am on one year 8 days sobar!!!Yay!!! Feeling relaxed!!
2 years 7 months Sober from Alchohol. Best Choice Ive ever made.
I used to hate that fear in the mornings after a blackout from drinking the day before. Hated it so much that I needed to get drunk again just to forget. My rock bottom was when I nearly lost seeing my kids. That was my wake up call. Over 3yrs sober now and find life much easier and happier all around and I get to see my kids nearly every day now. Good luck to anybody looking for a sober life it’s well worth it.
One of the reasons I found it so hard to get sober was the thought of spending the rest of my life without a alcoholic drink.... Now 5 years sober and I can relate to so many comments Sobriety is so underestimated I wish I had got there a lot sooner. So many wasted years.
You've done it though and that's bloody amazing 💪👏
thanks Zan worth the effort and if your struggling keep at it
How old are you?
@@P0wer2R0ll 53
@martin connelly, well we will have a lot of wasted years ahead locked in our homes with intermittent lockdowns, so people are now mugged off into believing a solitary bike ride in the pissing rain is more fun than down with friends at the end of the working week.
Ive been a slave to alcohol for 20 years....im 7 days sober... i see myself in so many of these people and im so greatful i found this video. Thank u :)
I love how a lot of the interviewees are in social settings with the alcohol table in plain view - remaining sober and true to themselves.
Decided to stop drinking this year January 1st. Day 46 💪🏼 was not an alcoholic but rather a weekend/binge/ social drinker! I related much to the first guy!
Already feel amazing, cannot wait to see what this year holds. I am aiming for 1 year… and so on ❤️
Leave drug addiction behind. Your wife, wallet, anatomy, liver, skin, body and boss will thank you.
You won't be rediculed or looked down on, you'll be admired and respected.
I can talk from experience.......and I live in Australia!
I drink because I have a lot of problems. Uh uh. I have a lot of problems because I drink.
Im watching this drinking wine with health issues...i am desperate for self love. Thank you all who want this too. I feel supported through it-halli
you can make it, i hope you are good, you are not alone in this!
Do something about it
I’ve just started. 40 y/o, 50 days sober. I’ve lost 5kgs, and feel happy. I didn’t drink everyday but a once a week classic British binge drinker. Everything is better. People concentrate on the physical aspects but we never realize the subtle effects on mental health. I feel a bit sad over perhaps the years that I have thrown away but no regrets.
Almost 11 months sober. The best decision I've ever made. Easy??? Absolutely not...Worth it???? Hell Yeah 🤘
great video. great seeing normal people talking about how hard it is to quit. not everyone is a degenerate alcoholic. its just hard when the entire country is, and always has, had alcohol with everything. birthdays death sports all social events and anything else you can think of. alcohol is poison. so glad I quit.
I think the way we see alcohol is changing, much the same as smoking went through big changes a while back.
It will become easier and easier to stay clean.
I agree with this, it will be a slow process but a cultural shift is happening for sure.
My good friend told his son that I was the worst drinker that he's ever seen which is just not true.
At the time I was 15 months sober and I think he's just jealous of my sobriety. I would have preferred he told his son that he's proud of my sobriety instead of his hurtful jibe.
Not so good friend. I’ve had “friends” that have tried calling me out of the past when I was working at living a healthier life and it was such a downer, but I would drop them pretty quickly. This is another example of certain people not serving you once you set boundaries for yourself. It’s absolutely jealousy.
That’s an enemy mate..
You don’t need a “friend “ who thinks of you in that way. Fuck him off.
Sorry to hear that...but that's no friend. Hope you are still doing well and have beat the demon. Best wishes!
Talk to him. Hear him out. If he breaks your trust a second time however then it's time to part as friends
Inspiring. Thank you so much. Pray for me on my journey.
82 days AF for me. I'm glad I chose this road.
Great work and keep it up!
Been just over a week since I swore a vow of sobriety (2 weeks since my last drink). Feeling good so far, but it's very new and have a long road ahead of me. Wish me luck! Thanks for this documentary, really helpful and inspiring
I hope you’re doing good
There is a tendency when we drink alcohol with friends we always emphasise the positive aspects. No one seems to have problems with drink, no one admits to mental or physical problems, the hangover becomes a badge of honour. I thought everyone seems to have it together with alcohol except me. You feel weak. You sometimes dread social occasions because you know people expect you to drink alot, even if secretly you don't want to. The alcohol kicks in and you feel great for 2 hours, and then it goes downhill. You wake up with yet another wasted Sunday. You try to stop but your friends hate it! It's madness.
absolute spot on mate hahaha. Been in the same boat. But decided enough is enough.
I'm trying to quit drinking and I found this docu so inspiring. It was so fresh in its approach. Not the same old tired shit about hitting rock bottom blah blah. Very compassionate. Bravo to the filmmaker. Well done.
Awww thanks so much :)
This is my 6th year sober,what's it like? 1st I never think about it.im busy enjoying life.whats the benefits?your mental energy is increased .end of hangovers.discovering mornings are pain free.your bank balance increases.
See the smile on all the faces!!
I was sober for 14 years, but then - because of a family crisis - I started drinking again, and seven years later I am still drinking heavily. I just wish I could live in a world without alcohol; when I see others drinking, I want to have a drink too.
I understand completely . Ask God, I promise if you ask and believe in Jesus, you can be healed!
Sober ,14 yrs that's great
Im 50 in 2 months , been binge drinking weekends, holidays etc for 35 odd yeats with small periods of sobreity (up to 3 months in first lockdown) now 2 weeks sober and im done..Feel miles better and sometimes its hard to be in your own headspace as im going through a loss of a parnter at the moment...But tje drink and dr7gs dont work the same way anymore, and the hangover and comedowns are getting way worse, and the problems are still the same the next day just ten times worse..Ive always exercised hatd and trained at the gym so i got that to fall back on and prefer the buzz from that..One day at a time. Im trying not to think of social siuations, holidays etc..I been out a few times now, drove , didnt drink and even though left early it actaully wasnt that bad, and i got bak home and honestly thought thabk god didnt drink...
I'm on day 35 free of vodka.
Nice man. I’m 2 days and I’m going crazy for a drink!!!!
I’m two years and I’d still like a drink but you’ll be fine. Think of things you like and love instead.
@@slimmylombo4771 Go to an AA meeting everyday. Listen to AA shares on youtube. Watch movies on alcohoiism. Read the big book of AA. Get a decent sponsor and start to do the 12steps of AA. If you really want perfection, take up the Catholic faith. If you do all this your obsession to drink should be gone in a month and you will find peace and joy of the midst of any hardships.
@@Atheist409 if you still think of a drink after 2 years, you are probably on the wrong path brother. If you are on the wrong path, you will have trouble with depression and mood swings. With the right program, you should stop thinking of a drink after a month. Peace and joy will enter your life.
@@eamonnmurphy5385 people like you are the reason I don’t go to meetings.
20 months AF here. Life is so much better without the poison.
Excellent documentary Simon, thanks so much! (Sam 2.5 years sober)
I drank til I got withdrawal symptoms and ended up in and out of A&E needing benzos to prevent the life threatening seizures. Not recommended. 2 years 3 months since and still not touched it.
Sounds just like me. I went to the hospital one morning when I woke up, coughing blood. I took alcohol in the waiting room because you're there forever. I was worried about withdrawals. My one can did nothing to stop the withdrawals. I was given Benzoz too. My whole body shook violently but I can't have entered the seizure stage. Not when I was standing up, calling a nurse, showing them how badly my legs were shaking, about to give way any second.
This is inspiring. I am rubbish at knowing when I've had enough....I don't drink more than twice a week, but I always finish off a bottle of wine when I do drink. I hate the foggy head and the anxiety the next day....
Hi Simon I love this topic on alcohol I have been sober for 17 months as of 8-6-2021 I never felt better no more hangovers being sick I have more energy saving 💰 I feel like I can do anything thanks again Simon for sharing your youtube channel and the people who have stop drinking alcohol live a sober life it is great 🙏❤️🙏
20 days sober after making a right idiot of myself and hurting the person I love the most. I didn't think I had a problem, and I still wouldn't say I was addicted to alcohol, but certainly my relationship with it was unhealthy and needed to be reevaluated. We're fixing things between us, and maybe in the future I can drink again, but certainly for now I'm going to stay off
Hearing so many stories in this quick, easy-to-listen to format really helped me recognize that most of us struggling are very different and very similar. The message I took away is that by coming together we can help each other find what we need to recognize alcohol for what we need it to be in our own lives, not what societal messages say it's supposed to be. No absolutes, no labels, no rules.
Stopped now for a good 1yr+ now. Done it because I could see myself starting to get dependent (drinking on my own and always drinking when with friends) and it wouldn't just be one. I rarely got too drunk or whatever but it could never be just one. Whenever I ended up self harming again (stopped years ago) it would always happen when I've had too much.
I hated the feeling of drunkness- dizziness, etc.. hating feeling vulnerable and not in control and having hoe it made me feel outside of the buzz feeling.
Back sober again permanently and I dont regret it and very rarely miss it. If I do get cravings, there's plenty of alternatives out there or a good lime ans soda or something like that works well :)
I find it helps me too seeing others hungovered or seeing others at gigs whoare drunk. I am compassionate towards them but it does remind me why I don't drink fur sure.
I go to the gym a lot more and (probably alittle bit egotisitcal) it's great to be one of few that doesn't need it to have fun or be social.
Great at metal gigs too.. get involved but be 100% aware and in the moment :D
Great to see the positive impact on these peoples lives, inspiring! 55 and just tired of the sauce. When younger I think I had a 70/30 pos/neg experience. Now perhaps 30/70 and the 30 seems thin and diluted. This is not going to get any better if I keep drinking. I think the dime has finally dawned to just put it to rest and make a big, positive change for myself. 9 days in, just getting started, feels great today.
6 years sober here. It will take at least - or over a year until you will start to feel 'normal'. At that point you will be able to see clearly what alcohol really is and what it really does to you. Ask your self if I keep going on the way I am with drinking where will I be in a year from now? Things will be worse.
What do you mean normal? I haven't drunk for a week now, I feel normal I'm just craving a drink.
@@plummetplum Yah give it a few months, this is what I mean you need to take the time
Helpful and encouraging documentary
Such a great video! Thank you so much! Going on four years sober but tried to quit for many wasted years prior. Thank you for providing this! Now I help run an online peer support group on Facebook for those who want to stop drinking by choice, and we've had hundreds of successes. As you said, it's not easy, it has to be strategic, knowledge is power, we need support, but it is humanly possible and we are fully capable. If you are reading this questioning, you are worthy! Give it 30, 60, 90 days. You won't regret it!
Thank you for the compilation of people who have chosen sobriety over a life of alcoholism! It is truly inspiring that people can change and improve their lives. God bless you for your hard work.
I haven’t had a drink since the ND Cincinnati football game about 2 weeks ago. After the game I carried my 4 yr old daughter around for about an hour because I couldn’t find our tailgate. My family said it was because I was too drunk. I didn’t know they had taken down the tents during the game but still they had a point. I enjoy drinking about a six pack a day and on the weekends 12. I don’t have a plan and feel a void in life without it. But I can’t stand craving something that is bad for family and health. I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one who struggles w this. Always some bullshit going on. Good luck everyone!
The key for me was to see myself as a non-drinkers never needing a drink rather than a drinker counting moments I avoided drinking. I hope that helps.
I stop drinking less due to being at home more often. And I feel better then year then I did in 2019. Only difference is less alcohol, more gym, new home, eating better and because of all that more motivation to do simple task like taking a shower or going to the shop.
I started drinking less*
The Twelve steps program is about changing who you are so you don't need to drink anymore. I had serious problems with alcohol for decades but finally was released from my obsession through AA and Catholicism. The thing about my life now is it makes sense to me, why I am here, how should I live, what my goals should be, where I am going. It's a wonderful thing to belong and live with real purpose!
SKY FAIRIES HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT EAMON !!!!
@@jmcg7705 I agree!
I really was inspired by the “freedom” & the “being one person” bit. What I needed and wanted to hear.
What an awesome thing to create this documentary and have no other agenda or intent to make profit it was really refreshing and informative thank you for doing it and also thank You for bringing to light that not drinking is really a positive thing and the people that have chosen an alcohol free lifestyle are Much closer to reaching their potential
I loved listening to all these personal insights. It's really motivating! 15 days sober for me so far. I didn't realize booze was giving me anxiety. I was seriously thinking I should start smoking pot.
I'm defenitely an alcaholic, I try to limit my drinking to 3 times a month. I can't quit entirely, I get such a head rush, my creativity explodes outside my sober consciousness. My brain goes on overdrive full of euphoria.
My first weekend of being sober in a very long time, as a binge drinker once a week until I blacked out, it was making me depressed and suicidal. I think about drinkin every so often during the day and thinking about "maybe just one more time...! It's scary but this weekend being fresh and sober was the best weekend I've had in ages and done things that I would haven't of done without getting panic attacks - it felt so good but there's still that "oh I'll have a drink now to celebrate. Dose anyone get like this?
Change that to 4 weeks sober 😀😀
It's never just one. I still walk down the alcohol aisle of the supermarket and think "Mmm, I want all of it". Even types of alcohol that I don't like. And once I have the first mouthful, I want it all. It's like a domino effect.
The key is to not start because "Just one" is a lie. And let yourself feel the emotions you're feeling. Question where they are coming from. You might find some serious answers.
7:02 agree with this 100%. After my undergrad, I decided to stop drinking for good. Never was addicted to alcohol, mostly just a drink or two on the weekends. But something in me just decided to stop.
Only two things really make me go back, music and mates. I love listening to music with beer and going out with old friends. I did stop for 9 weeks and felt amazing but I am scared of my life becoming detatched. I want to be a non drinker and think I will 21:00 is so true
I was afraid my friends would be disappointed if I wouldn't drink with them, but they were all cool about my quitting.
I was actually super nervous to tell one particular guy, someone I've drunk with for over 25 years... but when I told him I wasn't gonna drink beer with him, he gave me a non alcoholic beer, and it was all good.
i donated a kidney in November 2015 and the world I went to sleep in was not the world I woke up in. By August 15 2016, I had lost a fiance, 4 step children, a home, through drinking. a best friend to heart failure (my rock by the way thought my break up from my fiance with whom I'd been madly in love with since 13. Then my rock Toby was found dead of heart failure at 37. whilst coming to terms with that my 28 year old brother (there was a 15 year age gap between us)when he decided he wanted to live in the building we had just removed my best from 3 weeks ago. 3 months 10 later he took his own life in the same building as the one my friend Toby passed in. Other very dear relatives died in the mean time, but then came 2019 and my other brother took his own life life as well. However after all that horror I was able to break a life long addiction to alcohol and am 5 years sober now. Is my life better? NO but I have the fight to deal with the PTSD, insomnia and all flavors of pickles that its now my daily life. Good luck to all, and remember alcohol is a poison and not your friends,
Wow, thanks for sharing and I'm so sorry to hear about all of the things that have happened to you. We'll done on being 5 years sober and I hope that things get better for you in the future!
@@TomlinsonMedia thank you that means a lot.
Thanks for this, very inspirational 👏 day 5 sober
Great documentary. I'm 5 years sober free dont regret it.
Great video. Very helpful to me "topping up my sober".
I started drinking from college when i was 16-17 i guess... And drank more than a decade. Now I'm 31 & 2 months sober. And i have decided to give it up. Just don't want to drink poision for fun anymore. Being sober is so much more fun, i feel more energetic, motivated. Alcohol was giving me fun-time, but now i don't want to depend on it. I want freedom.
Just gone in to week 3 of being alcohol free , feeling great, focused, energetic and more grounded already haven't really been tested in a social situations yet but I'm glad as I'll have more weeks under my belt when that time comes
Really just do not want alcohol anymore I've had enough of the dredfull fear
To be sure 🍀
I am or was one of those 1 or 2 drinks after work types. I realized a week ago that I've had this habit for about 5 years. 12-18 beers a week. Doesn't sound crazy but after 2 days I felt like something was lifted from me. I feel amazing and getting the best sleep I've had in a long time. The headaches were terrible tho, felt like I got run over by a dump truck or something.
Yup. I work from home and after work it was 3 drinks with/after dinner. 5-7 days a week (beer and spendy single malt Scotch). After a cold and not drinking for 4 days I just decided to keep not drinking. 17 days do far. It's hard because I did not have any withdrawal symptoms -- I was not alcohol dependent -- so I don't relate to those that were and would like to share experiences with those like me who were not dependent but who chose to quit even regular "social" drinking
Watch 22 mins on if you want to hear how much fun you can have sober. It’s true!
Well done and the opening alone touches on a very important topic. It is important to name the problem (i.e alcoholism) otherwise we cannot find a solution, but we cannot go as far as defining ourselves by the problem because society has placed so much stigma around the labels. Accept you have a problem, but don't define yourself by it 😊🙏
One needs to understand WHY they started drinking and continued to do so in the first place. Pain management is why people continue to look for an altered state of consciousness. Listening to people talk about having 'quit' drinking after a couple years of sobriety is common. More like you've abstained for two years. Sobriety is about mental sobriety. Once you get your head together the rest will follow. Get counseling and realize you've got the rest of your life to deal with one day at a time. It's 3 steps forward 2 steps back for a long time. Remember pride comes before the fall so take it slow.
I don’t think that labeling ourselves as an Alcoholic helps us in any way shape or form.
Agreed. I'd also be interested to understand how it seems to have been easier for me to stop smoking (34 years ago now) than it has been to quit alcohol (currently 3 months sober)
Hi Simon. This documentary has come just at the right time for my situation. Thank you for this. Please can you share the links to the organisations that you mentioned?
Seems like almost everyone I talk to feels like being alcohol-free makes you lesser of a person. Entire cultures are psychologically caged at various levels by alcohol. How can it be that choosing life over alcohol, health over sickness can make you a social pariah - I find this very concerning from a national perspective. The odd ones out are those that choose to see alcohol for what it really is, a major depressant that makes you mentally and physically sick, a drug that keeps you stuck in a self loathing rut. Considered from a completely objective vantage, as an alien looking down at this behaviour, I’d be intrigued and fascinated at the stupidity of it all. Maybe I’m an alien from a different planet 👽🛸👾
Maybe CHK out Allen Carr's vid on sobriety, its helping me...
Historically way back in ancient times drinking was normal. Having just 1 drink a few times a year wont hurt you. True sober is when you can have 1 drink a year or whatever and not crave or desire another one. Thats the mental thing that people need to work on.
Excellent insight. the label, of being an alcoholic” is universal to the spiritual malady one has along with an allergy of the mind body and soul that manifests progressively in many ways, behaviours, actions. The 12 steps are universal steps to living a spiritual healthy life. The “alcoholic” big book. 12 steps is applicable to everything in life. AA NA whatever ymca. Brave people who speak about their issues that the human condition consist of reviving fear and clearing out the garbage within will set you free , paying it forward, helping others, knowing they’re not alone. Selflessness selfishness is a beautiful thing. God bless you. All we have is this moment. A few seconds ago is gone. Can’t change it. Not tomorrow. Live in now. We’re all children of god.
Thy will not mine be done
Peace ☮️
Fantastic video! Well done!!! I have been sharing it around - getting this great message out. I like being associated as being in the 'cool gang' for a change 😝🌅
Awesome, thanks so much Matt :)
My journey started 7 years ago doing James’s 30 day no alcohol challenge. I ultimately went back to drinking the past 7 years (sometimes less, sometimes binging frequently) and now here I am. Ready to quit for good this time. So far so good. My biggest “community” is my father who quit about 6 months ago. Quitting with him makes it much easier and makes me feel more accountable in the long term!
Thank You & All The Great People In This Video For An Informative, Encouraging Documentary.
23:39 sums it up perfectly... being put in the right place and right time when sober and I truly believe and have experienced this 👊 best of luck everyone and enjoy it 😊
This was great, thank you. I was sober curious and happily went without it for six months, so I'm wanting to go back to abstaining; however I find I am isolated significantly so I'm looking into fun things I can do that are healthier and aren't centered around alcohol, so I looked into my town's running club, and they have at least a weekly "cruise and booze" where they go for a run and stop at a bar for a drink. lol
Interesting point about the smoking, I never thought I could have a drink and not smoke. I started vaping and have no interest in smoking and now sometimes I don't even vape. So I'm hope one day I might stop drinking. But it's the evening that is my enemy, thats when I crave a drink but i'm too tired to do anything creative so I have to rest and then my anxiety kicks in and i need that drink to relax me, it's a nightmare.
Such a powerful documentary. Hopefully this will form part of my recovery ❤️
This video is Amazing!!! Thank you for making it💕
My take on this is as follows: first of all the alcohol thing is very much based on territories. Over here drinking is very much part of the culture, and it is hard to escape, especially in social contexts. On top of that, I think there is a very wide-spread social anxiety due to (sorry if I'm saying) the lack of social interactions, as in any other Northern countries. Perhaps, the system and etiquette in place can leave people quite drained, the idea of constant pressure due to the efficiency in workplaces is good for companies, but leaves people quite burned-out.
Great documentary!
Just seen your vid mate and wondered how things are going. I've been sober two years but everything you said reminds me of life back then
I'm wondering about people out there that have never drank. I've never drank a drop of alcohol, but it's hard to find people out there like me. Most stories out there are about people that used to be heavy drinkers, but stopped.
❤️ I am so happy for you
I’ve never drank, never saw the point, never been interested but I think it’s cos I grew up in a different society where alcohol was seen as for “bad” people plus I am a Christian and many of my friends don’t believe they need alcohol.
Like we didn’t need alcohol to socialise or dance, our parties didn’t have alcohol etc.
Anyone who drank was the odd one out.
there is Annie Grace alcohol experiment and the book this naked mind, that helped me alot.
People need to stop drinking, and stop owning cars.
The benefits are many. Better health, better finances, more time, no sick days, no hangovers, more honest, less likely to break the law or drink drive.
You'll be respected by all those around you for taking a position in life, and sticking with it.
absolutely f#cking inspiring, thankyou.
So many big names in the sober revolution in this documentary.
sober on a drunk planet was the best book i had when i stopped drinking
Thank you for being so honest
Great video! Thanks for making it - so inspiring!
Very inspiring. Thank you.
I'm stopping today .. alcohol is ruining my life and mental health
Thank you for sharing this. I’m going to share it with 2 of my patients who are struggling with alcohol.🙏
Very inspiring video loaded with useful information. Thank you!