Drinking never felt like much of a choice. On the other side of sobriety now, and not drinking doesn’t feel like much of a choice either. Grateful for that ease
My life got worse when I went sober. heavy alcohol use really messes with your gut. Start eating an insanely healthy diet for a few months to help restore you. prebiotic, probitoics, etc. Get in the gym to give yourself the best chance. Also, therapy and AA helped me.... We carry around so much mental baggage that weighs us down, exhausting us. Therapy and AA helped me clean up my mentality.
Almost 20 years an alcoholic but finally after highly reducing my alcohol intake for the past two years I feel that I have gained control of my drinking. I dont have the mindset of stop drinking forever since I still find some enjoyment in it but I can drink only a couple beers while dining out with the family (normally prefer non-alcoholic drinks now) and be done for the day.
Personally, I limit it to evenings, maybe a rare beer or 2 in the afternoon on a beautiful summer day on occasion. I enjoy cooking meals from scratch, with some music on, and a couple beers or some wine. Or at night, watching a good film it helps my mind get into the story and the setting. Drinking for the sake of drinking doesn't isn't worth it. Cheers mate
9 years Off booze, 6 years and 5 months clean. I could care less what people say, it's my brother veterans that i help that matters to me. Keep it up and learn all you can and help others when you can.
You nailed it. Being self-absorbed is the worst thing for an alcoholic. Helping others is the best way to get out of your head and have a good sobriety.
@@David.Masson It's worked wonders, I got into the medical field because of it. I'm a Phelbotomist and working with vets and others makes a guy feel good.
I’m currently going on 3 years sober and the breaking point was reaching my lowest. Waking up, feeling the acid in my stomach, unable to eat having to call out of work. Staring in the mirror and saying the worst things possible to myself, you’re ugly, you’re a drunk, you’re nothing, you deserve to be here. I woke up one day, and dint want to feel like that anymore. And I had to sit in it. I had to wear it. I had to accept it. I had made mistakes. I was a drunk, I was a loser, but I was so much more than that and I knew it. I started going for walks in the morning, ( had a beer belly and was just… not happy). Those walks turned into jogging. Jogging turned into running. I started to accept being bored. Find something positive to do. I tried to find enjoyment in things to really live in the moment. Food, games, books, tv, even staring at the stars. There’s enjoyment everywhere. You’ve already made the first step. Now another, and another. You got this. 3 years and 50 pounds later, I’m sober, and the thought of liquor brings that acid bubbling back up for me. Idk if this helps you at all bro. But I wore your shoes before. Now it’s your turn to take them off
i agree with you. This is also something I learned recently in life. Mainly through seeing the self destruction that happiness brings a long with it. Mainly through getting deeper into philosophy and Arthur Schopenhauer's points on long term fulfillment in life do I find I value this more.
50 days sober tomorrow! I'm a 36 year old woman and I am 100% an alcoholic. Thanks for making this video. I've attempted sobriety many times and relapsed sometimes after a day, sometimes a week, a month, almost a year once. I'm currently using food and sugar to self soothe. You are right about needing ~something~ when you're an addict. I'm starting therapy soon. Gonna keep trying to stay sober and maybe kick this need for over-indulging somehow.
Loved this video. I'm struggling with being an alcoholic along with other addictions and it's so nice to see someone else talk about how it feels. I try to talk about it with my friends but they all love to deny their alcoholism. Im 19 so it's hard to quit being around parties and everybody drinks and smokes but I'd like to quit for good. Keep making great videos man.
I can't imagine what it's like being 19 and being sober. Props to you. My advice: don't push it on your friends. If they're not ready to hear it, it's like talking to a brick wall. Let them live their lives and you live yours. Join a team of some kind, hit up the gym, get another job, go balls deep in your studies if you're in school. Create a one year and a 5 year plan and make it your purpose. If you need support and guidance, therapy is good. You could always go to an AA meeting to meet some sober people, but not many people your age go.
@@David.Masson yo dawg idk if u were talking to me or the other gguy but i just wanna thanks u for sharing ur story. im 19 andive never been addicted to alcohol but ive had and havesome other addiction. i was addicted to 3mmc for like 7 months so bad it left a hole in my septum. This shit is so addictive, its booming in popularity in europe. all of my friends use it occasionally. Its like a combination of coke and mdma,but 10x as addiicitiive and liike 10 euros a gram. Anyways, thank you fopr your advice, and i wiish you the best. I know my comment s useless but sometiimes it just feels good to talk about things you cant talk about with your close ones. thank you bro and take care
I’m not a Alcoholic, I am someone you used alcohol to feel better about myself, that used it in the end just to feel better in the body , to stop feeling sick, but the downside is and was it stopped you feeling. Any sort of true feeling When I sobered up , I really had to understand my feelings and not push them back down with the alcohol. That is the hardest But I trained my brain or maybe the alcohol trained my brain, both to be honest, to run to the bottle for any little reason So I rather say I am addicted to a very addictive drug, and the only way to stop the addiction, is not to take the first drink. I hope that makes sense, 😊 and ❤
Great video. By going through that hell, we emerge more grateful for life itself. We finally start to work on ourselves, which may have never happened without going through the immense pain of alcoholism. Well said.
Thanks for making these vids bro. I am 42 and you describe me to a tee (never typed that expression out bf lol), except I have not gone to any kind of recovery. Everything you say is exact for me. Peace bro!
I played videos games today, some online poker and am having a few beers right now because I have a random Tuesday off and I only do this like once a month but hearing you talk I appreciate my vices in check, good luck and don't become a simp that gets gutted in a divorce. And time to lift a weight, get addicted to discipline.
I love "alcohol got me to my rockbottom quicker." Rock ottom is a terrible place to be but it wqs also a blessing. I always say its not the fall that hurts is the sudden stop at the bottom. Good studf my friend. Love your content. I still say you could be Shia Leboufs brother or something you look loke him and sound exactly like him. Lol. Anyways. Thanks again. Good stuff brotha!
It's a lifestyle thing, so if one is cutting back on alcohol or completely cutting out of their life, it makes sense to substitute something in it's place. For me, that can be organic black coffee. For someone else, maybe golden milk? (miilk with turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, honey), or tea, yerba mate, or even just lemonade or fruit juice? Drinking becomes a habit psychologically, so having something in it's place that is healthy is a smart strategy I reckon. Be well folks. This life is short!
If I was on my own I could brake away from booze , but I'm surrounded by assholes . I hate where I live . I drink to escape from my situation . I hate where I live and I can't move to I find another job . I have been trying to find another job tho and getting super fit and stuff . But that's not everything . I have been trapped here for years and I'm so fcking over it . Shit drives me to insanity . Also my x Gf lives with me in the same flat , shit has just driven to me crazy . Even if I stopped drinking right now I don't think much would change for me man . I respect your opinion tho , you makes sense . And it's all very logical . I wont say I love booze unlike some of the others on here . It's just been a life time habit for me .
Bro, you need help you should not accept it like if you need to start putting booze in your Cheerios and then slowly start changing the ratio of milk to alcohol to start getting your body used to cereal again I mean you got used to drinking you can get used to eating again instead of drinking booze.
So fortunate you are to have accepted this at a young age. No shame. You should be proud.
Drinking never felt like much of a choice. On the other side of sobriety now, and not drinking doesn’t feel like much of a choice either. Grateful for that ease
Im 24 days sober today and its been a rollercoaster. Currently exhausted. Not going to drink. Its poison.
My life got worse when I went sober. heavy alcohol use really messes with your gut. Start eating an insanely healthy diet for a few months to help restore you. prebiotic, probitoics, etc. Get in the gym to give yourself the best chance. Also, therapy and AA helped me.... We carry around so much mental baggage that weighs us down, exhausting us. Therapy and AA helped me clean up my mentality.
Hold on to that memory.
Almost 20 years an alcoholic but finally after highly reducing my alcohol intake for the past two years I feel that I have gained control of my drinking.
I dont have the mindset of stop drinking forever since I still find some enjoyment in it but I can drink only a couple beers while dining out with the family (normally prefer non-alcoholic drinks now) and be done for the day.
Good on you. I hope you stay in control and can continue to enjoy it.
@@David.Masson thanks man, I enjoy your content and keep it coming.
Personally, I limit it to evenings, maybe a rare beer or 2 in the afternoon on a beautiful summer day on occasion. I enjoy cooking meals from scratch, with some music on, and a couple beers or some wine. Or at night, watching a good film it helps my mind get into the story and the setting. Drinking for the sake of drinking doesn't isn't worth it. Cheers mate
Its sharing a story for others to learn from
9 years Off booze, 6 years and 5 months clean. I could care less what people say, it's my brother veterans that i help that matters to me. Keep it up and learn all you can and help others when you can.
You nailed it. Being self-absorbed is the worst thing for an alcoholic. Helping others is the best way to get out of your head and have a good sobriety.
@@David.Masson It's worked wonders, I got into the medical field because of it. I'm a Phelbotomist and working with vets and others makes a guy feel good.
I’m currently going on 3 years sober and the breaking point was reaching my lowest. Waking up, feeling the acid in my stomach, unable to eat having to call out of work. Staring in the mirror and saying the worst things possible to myself, you’re ugly, you’re a drunk, you’re nothing, you deserve to be here.
I woke up one day, and dint want to feel like that anymore. And I had to sit in it. I had to wear it. I had to accept it. I had made mistakes. I was a drunk, I was a loser, but I was so much more than that and I knew it.
I started going for walks in the morning, ( had a beer belly and was just… not happy). Those walks turned into jogging. Jogging turned into running. I started to accept being bored. Find something positive to do. I tried to find enjoyment in things to really live in the moment. Food, games, books, tv, even staring at the stars. There’s enjoyment everywhere. You’ve already made the first step. Now another, and another. You got this. 3 years and 50 pounds later, I’m sober, and the thought of liquor brings that acid bubbling back up for me. Idk if this helps you at all bro. But I wore your shoes before. Now it’s your turn to take them off
It will be 5 years sober for me this September and life is amazing.
i agree with you. This is also something I learned recently in life. Mainly through seeing the self destruction that happiness brings a long with it. Mainly through getting deeper into philosophy and Arthur Schopenhauer's points on long term fulfillment in life do I find I value this more.
50 days sober tomorrow! I'm a 36 year old woman and I am 100% an alcoholic. Thanks for making this video. I've attempted sobriety many times and relapsed sometimes after a day, sometimes a week, a month, almost a year once. I'm currently using food and sugar to self soothe. You are right about needing ~something~ when you're an addict. I'm starting therapy soon. Gonna keep trying to stay sober and maybe kick this need for over-indulging somehow.
I commend you for coming to terms with your alcoholism and for seeking help at therapy. Therapy was the best thing I ever did.
Loved this video. I'm struggling with being an alcoholic along with other addictions and it's so nice to see someone else talk about how it feels. I try to talk about it with my friends but they all love to deny their alcoholism. Im 19 so it's hard to quit being around parties and everybody drinks and smokes but I'd like to quit for good. Keep making great videos man.
same boat bro, same age. keep it pushin
I can't imagine what it's like being 19 and being sober. Props to you. My advice: don't push it on your friends. If they're not ready to hear it, it's like talking to a brick wall. Let them live their lives and you live yours. Join a team of some kind, hit up the gym, get another job, go balls deep in your studies if you're in school. Create a one year and a 5 year plan and make it your purpose. If you need support and guidance, therapy is good. You could always go to an AA meeting to meet some sober people, but not many people your age go.
@@David.Masson yo dawg idk if u were talking to me or the other gguy but i just wanna thanks u for sharing ur story. im 19 andive never been addicted to alcohol but ive had and havesome other addiction. i was addicted to 3mmc for like 7 months so bad it left a hole in my septum. This shit is so addictive, its booming in popularity in europe. all of my friends use it occasionally. Its like a combination of coke and mdma,but 10x as addiicitiive and liike 10 euros a gram. Anyways, thank you fopr your advice, and i wiish you the best. I know my comment s useless but sometiimes it just feels good to talk about things you cant talk about with your close ones. thank you bro and take care
I’m not a Alcoholic, I am someone you used alcohol to feel better about myself, that used it in the end just to feel better in the body , to stop feeling sick, but the downside is and was it stopped you feeling. Any sort of true feeling
When I sobered up , I really had to understand my feelings and not push them back down with the alcohol. That is the hardest
But I trained my brain or maybe the alcohol trained my brain, both to be honest, to run to the bottle for any little reason
So I rather say I am addicted to a very addictive drug, and the only way to stop the addiction, is not to take the first drink. I hope that makes sense, 😊 and ❤
Getting sober at a young age like yourself is like hitting the lottery, not wasting the prime years of your life..an insidious disease
Great video. By going through that hell, we emerge more grateful for life itself. We finally start to work on ourselves, which may have never happened without going through the immense pain of alcoholism. Well said.
Right On, Man! I admire your gratitude - nice video!!
Thx for watching
Thanks for making these vids bro. I am 42 and you describe me to a tee (never typed that expression out bf lol), except I have not gone to any kind of recovery. Everything you say is exact for me. Peace bro!
Thx for watching brotha. You're not alone
32 years sober
I liked this video . Very honest about it. I am also Alchoholic
Thanks for your share. Appreciate it!
You bet
I to am an alcoholic . No need or desire to deny it either to myself or anyone else either .
I played videos games today, some online poker and am having a few beers right now because I have a random Tuesday off and I only do this like once a month but hearing you talk I appreciate my vices in check, good luck and don't become a simp that gets gutted in a divorce.
And time to lift a weight, get addicted to discipline.
Great video ♥️
Thank you.
I love "alcohol got me to my rockbottom quicker." Rock ottom is a terrible place to be but it wqs also a blessing. I always say its not the fall that hurts is the sudden stop at the bottom. Good studf my friend. Love your content. I still say you could be Shia Leboufs brother or something you look loke him and sound exactly like him. Lol. Anyways. Thanks again. Good stuff brotha!
Sober since October 2011 ❤
It's a lifestyle thing, so if one is cutting back on alcohol or completely cutting out of their life, it makes sense to substitute something in it's place. For me, that can be organic black coffee. For someone else, maybe golden milk? (miilk with turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, honey), or tea, yerba mate, or even just lemonade or fruit juice? Drinking becomes a habit psychologically, so having something in it's place that is healthy is a smart strategy I reckon. Be well folks. This life is short!
If I was on my own I could brake away from booze , but I'm surrounded by assholes . I hate where I live . I drink to escape from my situation . I hate where I live and I can't move to I find another job . I have been trying to find another job tho and getting super fit and stuff . But that's not everything . I have been trapped here for years and I'm so fcking over it . Shit drives me to insanity . Also my x Gf lives with me in the same flat , shit has just driven to me crazy . Even if I stopped drinking right now I don't think much would change for me man . I respect your opinion tho , you makes sense . And it's all very logical . I wont say I love booze unlike some of the others on here . It's just been a life time habit for me .
2 years clean
Inspiring!
As Steve-O said, alko is the only disease which makes you better when youre over with it…
Do you not drink at all now ?
Not at all.
Please can you help me david I want to stop
I want two enjoy life
Without drinking and drugs
My mumm and dad I don’t want to tell them
@@TyphoonRacoongo ask for help
What helped me was seeing an addictions counsellor, going to rehab, going to AA.
"It's not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy."
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Bro looks like Paddy Pimblett
Bro, you need help you should not accept it like if you need to start putting booze in your Cheerios and then slowly start changing the ratio of milk to alcohol to start getting your body used to cereal again I mean you got used to drinking you can get used to eating again instead of drinking booze.
Did you actually watch the video?
Dude, going on UA-cam isn't therapy.
When did I claim it was?