I was afraid to be Sober

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @M0RR1S9
    @M0RR1S9 9 місяців тому +9

    Excellent video. I've had similar thoughts through out the process. I'm at 8 months, and that's still just the beginning.

    • @CMoore8539
      @CMoore8539 8 місяців тому +2

      Congrats on 8 Months! That’s Huge for most of us! Hang in There!💞👍

  • @JohnConnor636
    @JohnConnor636 8 місяців тому +25

    Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised.

    • @Bretisstillaboss
      @Bretisstillaboss 7 місяців тому +2

      yes.

    • @ethnocentricfun991
      @ethnocentricfun991 6 місяців тому

      Brilliant, thanks for sharing. Jesus helps and keeps me sane

    • @Disappointingyourdemons
      @Disappointingyourdemons 6 місяців тому

      Oooh. I like that saying. That's a good one.

    • @claremurphy777
      @claremurphy777 5 місяців тому +1

      That's a great helpful sentence about sobriety deliver promise. ☘️

    • @64imma
      @64imma 19 днів тому +1

      I'm testing it out for this month, but I really hope it does. Before I started drinking, I had a non-existent social life. I was very lonely and struggled to talk to people. I was basically MGTOW before MGTOW really became a thing. I started drinking to help fit in with people. For a while, it did help me socialize. After a few moves, I'm still without a thriving social life, and now alcohol just makes me feel like garbage. I have very few permanent memories of the last 3 or so years of my life, and that's because I have done nothing with my life except for work remedial jobs and drink. I'm so tired of feeling like a failure and I want real change.

  • @Sabrina-by1qw
    @Sabrina-by1qw 9 місяців тому +7

    Thanks for being real

  • @64imma
    @64imma 19 днів тому +1

    I relate to that "i thought i was cool and mysterious" thing. When i was a kid (like in elementary school), i certainty wanted to be that kind of person, so I tried. Only years later, did i realize that not only did my peers not view me like that, but they thought i was weird and awkward. Tbh, I've been living alone for 3 years, and most people's opinions of me don't really matter to me. I'm hoping through sobriety, i can be even happier with the person i am. I'm testing it for a month to see if anything happens. I might even extend it further out beyond january. I do worry that i won't be friends with the people i am friends with now, but maybe that's a sign that I'll eventually find new people who share my values. Tbh, i used to be a teetotaler, except that i struggled to make friends in college while sober. I started drinking to make friends. Tbh, when i moved to wisconsin 4 years ago, i was excited to explore the "bar culture" that everyone raved about. Tbh, half the bars i go to are filled with people almost twice my age, and the people my own age are there with their own friends and have 0 interest to accommodate a stranger like me.

  • @ryancarley8491
    @ryancarley8491 9 місяців тому +8

    I love how your videos aren't filled with plugs. I feel like it's real and way more helpful to me.... keep them coming!

    • @David.Masson
      @David.Masson  9 місяців тому +1

      Right on man. I'll do my best to keep it real 💯.

  • @RICHY8791
    @RICHY8791 6 місяців тому +7

    I can't stop, I cannot take the withdrawal and the pain of dealing with my life! UK

    • @ethnocentricfun991
      @ethnocentricfun991 6 місяців тому +6

      Praying for you to get help to heal

    • @pbj4338
      @pbj4338 Місяць тому

      You are stronger than you think! 💜

    • @Lisa-b5h2w
      @Lisa-b5h2w 23 дні тому

      you can do it speak to your doctor for help and support, UK

  • @visionpiping1048
    @visionpiping1048 9 місяців тому +7

    The title got me. I used to think that also. Now I am afraid not to be sober! Life is just better without it. Period

  • @ShadesOClarity
    @ShadesOClarity 2 місяці тому +2

    I got tired of fooling around with lying to myself, a fear of getting fired, my health and the amount of relapsing that had occurred. I am with you. I take Antabuse as a backup as well as A.A. I finally just surrendered.

  • @btown8210
    @btown8210 9 днів тому

    Thank you. This randomly came up in my youtube when I needed it most

  • @MS-ho9wq
    @MS-ho9wq День тому

    Not entirely like me, but there was a lot in this video that resonated with me. Good talk.

  • @DetChesmond
    @DetChesmond 5 місяців тому +5

    Damn brother, word for word, thanks for the therapy session. You spoke truths that I’ve been slowly learning for years but was taking too long to fully grasp. Day 2 sober for the umpteenth time and it finally feels like the “real” one.

  • @dalemckee2
    @dalemckee2 9 місяців тому +6

    Wow what a video. Came to watch a video about sobriety. Leaving questioning everything about my life. 😮 😂

  • @CMoore8539
    @CMoore8539 8 місяців тому +5

    You are Not boring!!❤ Trust me you’re Not at all!!✅

  • @Steven-qd8rdb
    @Steven-qd8rdb 9 місяців тому +6

    Really like your videos I can relate to them

  • @patrickt6184
    @patrickt6184 2 місяці тому +1

    Excellent point of view. You are right about the fear

  • @zelowatch30
    @zelowatch30 7 місяців тому +4

    I miss watching videos like this and not every one being a semi documentary with so much edits.

    • @nikkijubilant
      @nikkijubilant 7 місяців тому

      Check out Terry G Alcohol Free Life

  • @bobbystubblefield6723
    @bobbystubblefield6723 Місяць тому

    This guy is telling the truth 😔

  • @harrisonrk
    @harrisonrk 9 місяців тому +2

    Great stuff man, Im 30 and can relate a lot to this

  • @siriush100
    @siriush100 7 місяців тому +1

    The fear of success is always a greater hindrance than the fear of failure.

  • @Rick40years
    @Rick40years 9 місяців тому +2

    That is incredibly insightful. My story as well. Thanks for sharing that. Absolutely awesome.

  • @Frycat32
    @Frycat32 3 місяці тому

    Very relatable brother.

  • @magda5429
    @magda5429 8 місяців тому +3

    Great video!! Very authentic and very real!!
    I relate a lot to what you were saying in this video!

  • @markczarny7088
    @markczarny7088 2 місяці тому

    Thats a common feeling i felt i was born to fail or be mediocre scared of ambition n sucess

  • @DebraReule
    @DebraReule 9 місяців тому +3

    I love your videos 💞
    So relatable. Thank you 🙏👏❤️

  • @843Mixin-mn5vm
    @843Mixin-mn5vm 9 місяців тому +2

    Gosh I hope I can get to where you are someday. I have turned into a hardcore loner over the past several yrs. Hard to imagine going to AA.

    • @Leahmoonbeamflower
      @Leahmoonbeamflower 8 місяців тому +2

      How are you doing today?

    • @ethnocentricfun991
      @ethnocentricfun991 6 місяців тому +3

      @843Mixin-mn5vm me too. By Gods grace I make it to work, then go home and lock the door, I don’t want to be mean because of not being in a good place so I stay away, alone with God. I talk to God, not a formal prayer but a conversation, even if it’s a monologue. Although I’m avoiding humans at this time, I’m not alone, I know God is with me, not intruding but sitting with me, in my sorrow. Have hope you have invisible helpers

  • @onerider808
    @onerider808 5 місяців тому

    “…insert myself…” that was good. I can relate.

  • @paulbrown2439
    @paulbrown2439 6 місяців тому +1

    appreciate you being honest about your story..I'm working through similar issues as well

  • @Film-Roller
    @Film-Roller 9 місяців тому +4

    Holy shit do I relate to the “seeking validation” thing. Especially with women. I also donned a character of sorts when I was neck-deep in my own alcoholism. Instead of Ryan Gosling from Drive I would cater to the likeness of Saul Goodman or Sam Hyde or some bullshit like that. I was so uncomfortable with myself around people that I would use booze to accentuate these toxic areas if my ego in the vain hopes of being more liked or hiding my own uneasiness

  • @Bretisstillaboss
    @Bretisstillaboss 7 місяців тому

    loooove this - coming on 1 year on June 30th. So effortlessly honest. And when we can get to that place - that is freedom for me.

  • @CMoore8539
    @CMoore8539 8 місяців тому +2

    I think you are a very cool man and you have a Lot to offer our world 🌎!💞👍

  • @AustinMurray522
    @AustinMurray522 6 місяців тому +1

    You have great insight, subbed.

  • @bettybernier9703
    @bettybernier9703 8 місяців тому +2

    You are an intelligent, good-looking young man!

  • @nikkijubilant
    @nikkijubilant 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you, new subscriber here

  • @SoberStPete
    @SoberStPete 5 місяців тому +1

    Hey man! Happy to stumble on your content. I'm newly sober (119 days today) and started a vlog detailing my journey. I'd love some feedback on my work from someone who's been doing it longer. Congrats on your sobriety, man. It's not easy.

    • @SoberStPete
      @SoberStPete 5 місяців тому

      My channel is called Sober St Pete

  • @chubbywubby90
    @chubbywubby90 6 місяців тому +2

    It's not so bad after the first 2 weeks

  • @Disappointingyourdemons
    @Disappointingyourdemons 6 місяців тому

    Good stuff man. Great content and i can absolutely relate to everything youre saying. Im never going tonsay that im never going to drink again because the reality is that i might. The problem is that while i know i have another run in me, im not sonsure that ibhave another revovery. And the way that i drank and drugged was going to kill me. One thing indo knownis that im not going to drink today and, god willing, im not going to drink tomorrow. In recovery, we all go to bed sober and wake up the next day an alcoholic. ODAAT.

  • @Rick_Cleland
    @Rick_Cleland 5 місяців тому

    Exact same stuff as me; stared when I was young. Still trying to deal with it at forty.

  • @ryanmullins2103
    @ryanmullins2103 6 місяців тому +1

    Alcohol I quit 470 days now but weed…that’s a whole other ballpark for me.

  • @jeaninelarsen2889
    @jeaninelarsen2889 6 місяців тому

    Wow u r so real,,,,I can so relate. - thankssssss. U r the best.

  • @bazzroid
    @bazzroid 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful. Thank you.

  • @Vercetti2291
    @Vercetti2291 6 місяців тому

    Thanks dude. This helped me

  • @GillDundee
    @GillDundee 3 місяці тому

    I was terrified to be straight. I been straight years now and I’m very on edge😂 but I’m clean

  • @NabilxAiden
    @NabilxAiden 9 місяців тому +1

    I’ve ruined all my relationships can I repair my life that’s damaged from alcohol n drugs

    • @David.Masson
      @David.Masson  9 місяців тому +2

      You can do your part and get sober and make positive changes. But don't expect relationships to get magically fixed. You made your bed, now you have to lay in it. Don't push or pressure the people you hurt to forgive you.

    • @Dazzwidd
      @Dazzwidd 5 місяців тому

      Of course you can, you can repair the relationships that really mattered most- because if they were decent, they'll forgive and care about you and see that you're doing your best.
      I guess what I'm saying is the people worth knowing closely will still be there for you. You also can make new friendships etc. Start again but don't go back to the grog.
      Some of us can't afford to even dabble in it because we're not in it for something refreshing, we drink for the effects. To us to moderate it... we might as well drink orange juice or milk. I fall in that category

  • @torri10101
    @torri10101 9 місяців тому

    Thanks👽

  • @CMoore8539
    @CMoore8539 8 місяців тому +2

    ♥️New Subscriber!♥️

  • @onerider808
    @onerider808 5 місяців тому +2

    My main things to quit were weed, cigs, and coc@ine, bit everything you say applies to those drugs, too. Adult pacifiers come in many ‘styles’.

  • @DavidChild-ty2od
    @DavidChild-ty2od 4 місяці тому

    Who wants to live to 80? Fuck it, just go with the flow...

  • @vixter28
    @vixter28 11 днів тому

    Word for word sounds like ex-boyfriend
    He hates himself. The only thing he hasn’t done yet is lose his job - lost his marriage. Now he Lost our relationship & DUI
    He thinks that he’s social when he drinks but it’s to hide his insecurity
    😢 💔

  • @nikkijubilant
    @nikkijubilant 7 місяців тому

    100th like 😊

  • @alexandralutz2608
    @alexandralutz2608 4 місяці тому

    i like your style right now. Kinda preppy but sexy

  • @snakesonn
    @snakesonn 6 місяців тому +1

    Dude, shut up, you’re talking crap 🤦‍♂️

    • @tjk6220
      @tjk6220 5 місяців тому

      Yeah he is....